Quote Originally Posted by Roth_Trailfinder View Post
Paying RL money for any in game advantage is Pay to Win. Whether it is new gear, another means of acquiring otherwise difficult to get gear, buying gil to pay someone for a carry ... all examples of pay to win.
No, Pay to Win is strictly paying real life money to a cash shop in order to gain mechanical gameplay benefits (i.e. enhanced stats, superior gear, lesser penalties, faster mounts etc.) above those that do not purchase them. This tends to ruin games as only those that spend money can compete.

The ability to purchase a free teleport location, extra storage, extra marketboard listings and similar things is what is known as Pay for Convenience. These things improve the purchaser's quality of life but do not give the purchaser a mechanical advantage over other players. Additional retainers do not allow you to do anything you could not already do, they just make things more convenient.

Next, you have Pay for Vanity. Pay for Vanity is the ability to purchase things with different models and appearances than normal with no gameplay advantage.

Finally you have Game Currency Purchasing. This is the exchange of real world money for in game currency.