Who is Optional – A Question of Consumer Value

[Ashkendor]

If SE really needs more money then raise the month sub fee but don't nickel and dime us with paywalls. I would much rather pay $2 extra a month and have Slepnir drop from Odin EX than be required to spend $20 to get him.

Maybe you would, but many people would not. If I'm not interested in the cash shop content, I simply don't buy it. If that content was "given to me" at the expense of raising my subscription, it's not really free anyway.