Naoki Yoshida's Comment in Regard to Jump Potions/Boost Potions

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I don't see how people, can't see the advantage a player gets using a potion vs someone that did not.

They have an immediate, competitive market advantage over the other player. The ability to access other areas, more valued items and the ability to obtain them. Materia due to higher level gear binding ... etc... etc... etc...

I'm not even going to explain this further so please, don't ask. I'm just going to say I'm crazy and let everyone think there isn't an advantage. So, "yay, you win. congratulations!" ... I think?

My stance has always been about the business model, not it's effects on the game. I don't agree with having a p2p game, with p2w, Pay to skip, or money grab, or charged free to play, or w/e the hell you want to call it, elements... thus possibly opening the door to even more controversial additions. (That are not purely cosmetic.) I really don't care what you want to "define" it as. It doesn't change what it is.

I certainly do not condone, that if they keep with the structure of the story, that these potions become pretty much mandatory at a certain point either.