I want an official response.

[Xine]

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?

This quote, your subscription, and this game in its entirety are all optional. Hell even LIFE is optional, but that ain't the point people are trying to make. I don't really care about the cash shop, but if I see something I actually want, I'll grab it. It's not like $5 is going to kill me, as it is I only pay about $50 every 6 months to play this game vs $60 every time a new console game comes out. But if the cash shop ever gets something that requires you to do the current endgame content with, or any endgame content for that matter (endgame content being raids that offer highest tier equipment, not vanity) then I will have a problem with it, but I doubt that'll ever happen.

[Amused]

This quote, your subscription, and this game in its entirety are all optional. Hell even LIFE is optional, but that ain't the point people are trying to make. I don't really care about the cash shop, but if I see something I actually want, I'll grab it. It's not like $5 is going to kill me, as it is I only pay about $50 every 6 months to play this game vs $60 every time a new console game comes out. But if the cash shop ever gets something that requires you to do the current endgame content with, or any endgame content for that matter (endgame content being raids that offer highest tier equipment, not vanity) then I will have a problem with it, but I doubt that'll ever happen.

I swear it's like you guys have tunnel vision. Is this what the modern MMO player is? They only care about end game dungeons?

Go and read:

http://support.na.square-enix.com/rule.php?id=5382&la=1

I'm not stupid. Terms of service do not exempt them from criticism.

Reached my daily post limit by the way, so I'm not going to be able to reply anymore. It's asinine that we even have a posting limit.

[Xine]

I swear it's like you guys have tunnel vision. Is this what the modern MMO player is? They only care about end game dungeons?

Yes, that is "most" of what I care about, I'm a FC leader and the rest of what I care about is making sure the people in my FC aren't bloody retarded and know what they're doing in the game.

I'm not stupid. Terms of service do not exempt them from criticism.

Reached my daily post limit by the way, so I'm not going to be able to reply anymore. It's asinine that we even have a posting limit.

I agree with you on this point, a posting limit is asinine but it keeps the annoying people who spam stupidity on the forums down, as well as those who only post to argue idiotic points.

On topic: Cash Shop is here to stay, deal with it.

[Khemorex]

I swear it's like you guys have tunnel vision. Is this what the modern MMO player is? They only care about end game dungeons?

The modern MMO player cares only about theyre personal stuff these days it seems :/