1) Common in alot of MMO, even if it is just appearance change, server xfer, name change - you are all paying for more
2) I don't think condone means what you think it means - you're looking for the word condemn
3) What are you expecting them to say
4) Because when there's like 50 different threads, none really get that "popular", though this one has a crown on the front page http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l-Bond-Edition
5) SE don't owe you anything, it sucks, but they have never really been transparent since FFXI days.