Quote Originally Posted by Kaedan View Post
Yes, they did. They worked for the money that they used to pay for it.

Just because they didn't work in-game doesn't make their work any less valid. If someone doesn't have the time to play enough to max out their tomes every week and do Dun Scaith or rare hunts, then it's perfectly fair for them to trade time for money. That is reality. Time is money and we trade time for money every day. That's economics and society.

And your accusation that it would be pay to win is false. It would only be pay to win if you couldn't earn the gear normally through playing the game in a reasonable amount of time proportionate to what the cost of the gear would be in real money.

Not saying they should or shouldn't do it... I have no horse in that race and don't care. But there's nothing detrimental or "un-balancing" about it, and definitely not pay to win. It's just trading time for money... which is a daily reality.
12 weeks to full i270 set at about 3-4 hours a day ; median salary in the U.S. ~$52k, 50 work weeks ~$1040/week, 40 hours/week ~$26/Hour so around $500/week is a proportional game time:work time value - ok. so shell out $6k on Mog Station for a full i270 set, works for me - I vote yes!