[Cash Shop Idea] Game Time Token

[HPDelron]

I agree with you. Unfortunately being principled seems to be very out of fashion these days, while personal enrichment at the expense of others is very much in fashion.

This is difficult to respond to because it frames things very vaguely. You say "at the expense of others" without saying who exactly is facing this expense, nor what this expense is. I'd like to better understand exactly who you expect to be harmed and how.


Suppose this system did wind up in place, and we have some players:

John: He has lots of gil but wants even more. He buys a token in the cash shop and sells it, gaining even more gil.
Steven: He has little gil, but wants to have some. He buys a token in the cash shop and sells it, gaining his gil.
Derek: He has lots of gil and does not want to pay his sub. He buys a token from the market board and for a lot of gil and uses it for his sub.
Anthony: He has lots of gil and is content with this. He does not wish to participate in the system and does not buy any tokens with gil.
Robert: He has little gil. He does not wish to participate in the system and does not buy any tokens from the cash shop.
Bill: He has little gil, and wants some. He cannot afford a token in the cash shop and so he grinds it out.
Mike: He has little gil, and wants some. He can afford a token in the cash shop but does not like the system and so chooses to grind it out.
Tom: He has lots of gil and wants even more. He can afford a token in the cash shop but does not like the system and so chooses to grind more out.
Frank: He has lots of gil and wants even more. He can't afford a token in the cash shop and so grinds it out.
George: He has little gil and doesn't want to pay his sub. He can't afford a token on the market board and so pays his sub in to SE as he always has anyway.

Which (if any) of these gentlemen is worse off in the token system than the current one? Why are they worse off?