In-game content behind paywalls/ Exclusivity on limited time events/mounts/etc

[Malakii]

[*]Limited time rewards for pvp season/ ish resto titles, etc.

• I am up in the air on this because I do have conflicting opinions on the matter. I do think exclusivity done right is a good thing for a game. I am just not sure that this is the way it should be done. PVP is arguably stagnant in this game. No matter the exact reason for that, I don't think having seasonal rewards that can never be obtained again for sought after things like mounts is the right way. Especially when the mount may be the reason they even want to try to get in it anyway. Let's be honest, the early hounds look pretty damn sweet. If the requirements were the exact same as season 1. I believe it was that you had to place in the top 10 for one and top 100 for the other. I would strive to do ranked pvp in order to obtain it, but due to not being able to collect the mounts, which is the main incentive for someone like myself, I personally do not feel inclined to give it the time of day. An asset created for 1 season of pvp that is forever locked away. This is generally the same idea behind ish resto titles. 10 days per patch for one chance at a title that is going to be changed the next season. This is not good exclusivity. This is just gatekeeping for a lot of players to even give it a chance IMO. I might go without saying, but just for the record this also includes regional items…. And promotional items that aren't available again.

TDLR

I am against locking mounts/minions/emotes behind paywalls as an incentive for players to spend extra money on items that should be included in the game and be obtained through in-game means that are instead attached to products that are not relevant to your char in-game and may or may not be desired by the community. I am curious as why there are some members of the community wholeheartedly support this. I think exclusivity in a game is a good thing when done right, but locking them behind limited-time events/seasons/promotions or regional tags is not the correct way to do it. Customer participation in cash shops IMO encourages companies to leave digital items out from the game so they can get even more cash from the consumer. If you want to throw money at SE invest in their stock, buy their clothing, throw it at me, but don't diminish the product you already paid for by encouraging them to leave more out of it for extra capital gain. SE or any sub-model for that matter already has a steady stream of income. Cash shop is just greed. This is just my opinion and would love to hear what the community thinks about it.