Don't know what's worse: That SE is planning these kinds of business practices in a sub-based MMO or that people are defending said business practices.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I pay $15 a month with the mindset that by doing so, I am on an even playing field with everyone else gameplay wise. Adding separate, non-vanity services outside of the sub fee without even making it available in game is pretty awful. Even WoW kept it's cash shop strictly vanity until very recently.

If this goes live, I recommend everyone who dislikes it simply unsub. A million posts on a forum counts for nothing, unless those posts are concurrent with revenue being lost. Your wallet speaks louder than your words.