Quote Originally Posted by MomomiMomi View Post
You don't have to look that far back. In this very game, before the cash shop existed, seasonal event items from previous years were available in-game. Then the cash shop came, and they took that away.
You mean things like the Dream Tunic that was originally a 1.x item and simply ported over? The Reindeer outfit from the first ARR Christmas Event was never released for free, for example.