I want an official response.

[Ilitsa]

OK then. If they're optional, how about we take glamour away and put that in the cash shop? I mean, it's optional after all. Dyes? Optional. Unique armor models? Optional. Hairstyles? Optional. Coil? Optional. Extreme modes? Optional.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

No. Coils and EX primals are progression CONTENT, not fluff that makes no difference to your game if you have it or not. Apples to Oranges, my friend.

[Amused]

No. Coils and EX primals are progression CONTENT, not fluff that makes no difference to your game if you have it or not. Apples to Oranges, my friend.

I hope you realize that not everybody cares about Coil and EX primals. I hope you realize that not everybody cares about "progression" content, and that they prefer to take the game at their own pace.

Nobody "needs" to do Coil. Nobody "needs" to do EX primals.

[Ilitsa]

I hope you realize that not everybody cares about Coil and EX primals. I hope you realize that not everybody cares about "progression" content, and that they prefer to take the game at their own pace.

And that's those people's prerogative, that doesn't change the facts though. Don't like it, don't buy those particular minions/mounts, there's tons of other ones you can work your butt off for, it's not like the sleipnir mount goes 30% faster or anything.

I would rather have a response so I can decide whether I want to keep playing this game, or if I want to leave it.

Leaving us in the dark about this, especially springing the Eternal Bond bit on us at the last minute, is absolutely disrespectful.

Well you have your response. The cash shop will continue getting small amounts added with each patch, and there will be paid versions of the EB system. Time for you to decide, that's the most response you'll be getting.

[Amused]

And that's those people's prerogative, that doesn't change the facts though. Don't like it, don't buy those particular minions/mounts, there's tons of other ones you can work your butt off for, it's not like the sleipnir mount goes 30% faster or anything.

OK, lets put Coil in there. Don't like it? Don't buy it. There's tons of other instances you can do in the game, it's not like Coil is the only place that gives the highest ilvl gear.

[Ilitsa]

OK, lets put Coil in there. Don't like it? Don't buy it. There's tons of other instances you can do in the game, it's not like Coil is the only place that gives the highest ilvl gear.

I wouldn't pay for it, I have no need for it, plenty of other things to do.

[Kaiyoko]

OK, lets put Coil in there. Don't like it? Don't buy it. There's tons of other instances you can do in the game, it's not like Coil is the only place that gives the highest ilvl gear.

Please explain to me where I can get illvl 135 weapons and ilvl 130 armor besides coil. I'm sure there would be plenty of players all over it.

[ShanaShirayuki]

Please explain to me where I can get illvl 135 weapons and ilvl 130 armor besides coil. I'm sure there would be plenty of players all over it.

Win.

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[Kuroyasha]

Please explain to me where I can get illvl 135 weapons and ilvl 130 armor besides coil. I'm sure there would be plenty of players all over it.

The Matrix obviously. You've got to free your mind Kaiyoko.

[KikInperi]

it's not like Coil is the only place that gives the highest ilvl gear.

Um.... where else can I get i135 weapons? I'd love to know

[Dayne]

I remember when Eq2 had about this much stuff in the cash shop, it slowly but surely became 50% of the production was cash shop exclusive. It started the same way back when it was still a sub game.

I wouldn't go so far as saying having a cash shop is the end of the world, but on a sub game nothing in a cash shop should be exclusive, every item in it should be available in game, be it rare drop or time consuming quest. Cash shop imho should be a shortcut for non-p2w items.