Just say no

[Reinha]

how is having more gil than others really helping you win in game? :?

There is no way to "win" in an MMO, because it's not a race. Rather than arguing the meaning of words it would be more fruitful for people to discuss whether the business model of offering game play altering things in the cash shop is appropriate when we already pay a sub fee, because that is the spirit of all the "P2W" complaints.

My stance is that if it's not cosmetic, it's too far. More item storage space, more simultaneous ventures, more MB slots, mount speed increases, job boosts, retainer job boosts, story skip, in game currencies and non-cosmetic in game items are examples of things that shouldn't be sold with real money in a subscription game IMO.

The reason why I have this stance is because the sub model has in my experience ensured a certain degree of fairness among customers. If the sub model no longer does that then there is no point in paying it anymore, because I can get the experience of being left behind in any F2P game.