Quote Originally Posted by alimdia View Post
Istaru, at the end of the day your experience is what matters, no one can take that away from you, the lack of artificial scarcity shouldn't retroactively diminish your experience.
I think a big problem is simply that SE likes to state one thing and suddenly change it months/years later if it does not fit their view anymore. Yes things can change in development but there is a point where one really has to ask "why should I even trust any word that comes from you anymore?". And the worst is that I just cant see why it was necessary to break the words on that special case. These are earrings, that most players will probably throw into the chest and never really wear, so why was it even necessary to bring them over? If they remember their promise, why not just simply create a new exclusive item for this event? I dont own them but I still feel that this is cheap, simply because its bad for some 1.0 players and because I just see it as a cheap way for a event reward. (But should not be surprised to see another reused item.)

If you dont know if you can keep a promise than simply state it that another way. And if you get the feeling that you might need to break one then try to find a way which will make it less bad. (Which for example is giving it the replica name)