Why do casual players seem entitled to cosmetic items added in game?

[Kaurhz]

At least it would generally be available then in the long term.

Prices on EU are now in the 20-22 mio range, constantly rising.

This I think is very much expected behavior. I don't think it's indicative of the content already dying. I think it's indicative of how aggressive the First-Time bonus was. People were getting copious amounts of Bonus Demimateria, but now the newer player bonus is starting to dry up, so now the actual grind element is factored in. What once took 1-2 runs for people to get the hairstyle via Demiamteria will end up taking significantly more runs to obtain.

People will now see how much of a grind this can actually turn out to be.