Quote Originally Posted by Istaru View Post
It’s about putting your faith in a company and a team and having that faith rewarded. That is what legacy is really all about. Every time they undo part of the tangible items, such as the earrings or other things, they are undoing that faith. They are saying “You were wrong to put faith in us, we aren’t any better.”
I completely understand your point of view. I didn't know that these earrings even existed until this thread started -- it's not like 2.0 players have been clamoring for them for years and SE finally caved.

While we, the players, can put faith in a company to do the right thing -- that opens up a whole can of worms and creates even more questions -- what IS the right thing?

The right thing according to some 1.0 players is to leave these earrings alone and exclusive forever to show their support in a difficult and uncertain time.

The right thing according to other 1.0 players is to make the earrings available but make them "replicas".

The right thing according to some 2.0 players is to forget about it, since they're just earrings.

The right thing according to other 2.0 players is to make everything available to everyone and stop whining about what happened 5 years ago.

The problem is...no matter what the company decides to do, some group is going to "lose faith". And interestingly enough, another group might gain that faith.

Remember the Bunny Suit fiasco? You had people saying "I don't want to see a scantily clad Roe dude in fishnet stockings." And when SE made them available to everyone, maybe the people who were upset about that "lost faith" in SE not to cave into user demands. But at the same time, the group who so strongly advocated for them gained faith that SE was more open-minded and willing to make adjustment to fit their glamour wishes.

It seems that no matter what they try, some group is going to be unhappy. They really can't win.