Quote Originally Posted by Puremallace View Post
Effectively the best example is borrowed power systems that are put into an expansion that contribute nothing and can quickly be retired and noone would notice.

Some prime examples for FF14 are Diadem, Deep Dungeons and Blue Mage. Now Square Enix has walked a fine line here of making all of these things optional but it is worth it to be educated about this topic.
i fail to see what any of those have to do with "borrowed power" systems, and if anything the problem with borrowed power systems is that they contribute something and can't be removed without people noticing. losing your artifact weapon at the end of legion felt like shit, going through the same every single expansion feels like shit because it kills the feeling of getting stronger and actually gaining power. that aside "making it optional" is also not a fine line but very clear cut and simple in the cases you mentioned.