I understand where the OP is coming from. Whenever an MMO introduces additional goods and services beyond character re-alterations, name changes and server transfers (and there are players out there that are against these being available) people become considered that the addition of mounts, pets, and even vanity equipment is just the start of a slippery slope of many a freemium MMO. But sometimes I read these reactions and can't help but think that they're being a little too "Chicken Little" and just spouting slippery slope fallacies just because.

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TBH FFXIV 2.0 has diluted the FF fanbase quite a bit with its complete change in direction. From FFXI to FFXIV 1.0 to FFXIV 2.0 has a been a steady march in the direction of trying to please the MMO majority rather than making a game on a set of principles.
There's an MMO that was fairly recently launched that was designed specifically for those who would consider themselves "hardcore". The game's not doing too well because, as it turns out, doing things how they were 15+ years ago is boring and frustrating as hell.