Quote Originally Posted by Urthdigger View Post
When the cash shop first came out, I swore up and down I would never purchase anything from there, that I would not sully the game with paying extra money on top of my sub!

...I may have just blown some fat stacks on an outfit and mount. Damnit SE...
I like to think of it this way. Unlike certain other games, FFXIV stated upfront they would never include anything but vanity items and have kept to that promise for three years now. Even their prices have remained relatively consistent, though I do find some items overpriced (looking at you Choco-clock). I can appreciate it still rubbing people the wrong way but I don't mind it myself because of the aforementioned consistency. And the fact we still get plenty of free mounts and glamour.