It's so Awesome to See All the Cool Stuff Are Now in Cashshop.

[OdinelStarrei]

I mean, it's complicated.

I don't think this is a black-or-white issue, and without saying that each side is equal, I will say there are compelling ideas and values on each side. So I guess what I'll close with is simply encouragement to engage with the true nuance of this issue, rather than trying to paint it as all good or all bad.

The well has been poisoned. Even somewhat tempered responses to this come off very hollow in the minds of the perpetually disappointed.

I personally think this is absolutely repugnant, even more so when I've learned that this isn't even going to be a reward in game or included in the Fanfest ticket, which already had a price increase.

How am I really supposed to have a "balanced, well-thought discourse" with these "enlightened centrists" who say "If I don't like it, don't buy it" when literally THIS patch a significant amount of BLU Eden Savage groups fell apart because Shadowkeeper, an Eden-inspired Mount, was thrown into the cash shop, and some people are just more extrinsically motivated than others, even more so after dealing with patch after patch of controversies in their corner of the game.

I assure you, I'm sure more reactions would be nuanced and measured if Square Enix would extend the same courtesy more then the number of fingers on my hand. There's no complex dynamic here, from their perspective. SE gets more money. That's all that matters, objectively. I'm sure they aren't hurting by a nice bonus on the financials this quarter.

The well is poisoned. Any feedback given is too tainted by hate, towards SE, in favor of SE, or to each other. Unfortunate it has come to this.