I want an official response.

[Emstidor]

Japanese people keep all of their information condensed in ONE THREAD for LITERALLY YEARS. What is the problem with using one thread if the OP is still relevant?

I don't think anyone would complain if this thread from 2014 had remained active until now, as the Japanese thread (and indeed a handful of english ones) do, but pretty much anywhere across the internet it's considered poor form to bump a long-dead thread back to the front page just so you could add your two cents.

[Sarynth]

I'm sure a lot of us would like an official response on why a subscription mmo needs a cash shop, app with subscription/microtransactions, and rented storage (retainers). It's all stuff that is normally found in free to play mmos not mmos using a subscription model.

[EmmaVirgin]

they will never say something to us. they just want our cash and the rest is not relevant.

[Divinemights]

they will never say something to us. they just want our cash and the rest is not relevant.

Japanese do not mind optional item from cash shop.
They also loved loot boxes.
Do I need to say more?

[TheGrimace]

People sure do get irrationally angry about "necroposts" despite the contents still being relevant. It's not like the thread was locked or anything.

[Shihen]

People sure do get irrationally angry about "necroposts" despite the contents still being relevant. It's not like the thread was locked or anything.

Agreed. I love wading through 30 pages of a conversation that happened 4 years ago because the topic was loosely related to current events. Finding the line where the old conversation ends and the current one begins is especially conducive to productive discussion and I think we just keep in mind that everything that happened in the past is exactly the same as everything that happens today, we can just keep a list of about 20 threads and expand those endlessly.

[TheGrimace]

Agreed. I love wading through 30 pages of a conversation that happened 4 years ago because the topic was loosely related to current events. Finding the line where the old conversation ends and the current one begins is especially conducive to productive discussion and I think we just keep in mind that everything that happened in the past is exactly the same as everything that happens today, we can just keep a list of about 20 threads and expand those endlessly.

Now you're getting it!