Quote Originally Posted by Reinha View Post
[citation needed]

If you think we're all in denial, why don't you share with us the source you base those claims on? :^)
There are no credible sources for either of us to cite. Not every topic has a foundation of research on hand to be used in debate, and yet we can still discuss these things. Hiding behind the tired XKCD "[citation needed]" non-argument in unquantifiable matters is such an intellectual dishonesty that I'm surprised it's not considered a fallacy yet.

It's absurd to doubt that people have quit the game over the gated content. I really hope you're not going to lower yourself to that. There have been numerous posts on these forums and others who have cited the gated content as either the reason why quit or the reason they will not start playing. Many people have similalry posted that they have friends who have either quit or haven chosen not to start playing when they are told about how the content is gated.

My second statement is projection, and really can't be cited by definition. It must be supported logically. With this, I again turn to the question from the previous threads that no one has still been able to answer: "if the story content is made optional, how does it affect you?". The answer is "it doesn't," unless someone can finally provide a better one.

People wouldn't quit if the story is made optional because it wouldn't affect them. The game wouldn't change for them. They could still do the story themselves. It would contain all the same content. You don't remove something you truly enjoy from your life when it changes in a way that you'll never see or be affected by.