Cash Shop: Stifling development.

[Dyvid]

Just read Blizzard is considering allowing players to sell game time purchased from cash shop for gold similar to EVE. Is this another "standard" you would like to see added to the game?

[Laraul]

Just read Blizzard is considering allowing players to sell game time purchased from cash shop for gold similar to EVE. Is this another "standard" you would like to see added to the game?

To clarify:

We’re exploring the possibility of giving players a way to buy tradable game-time tokens for the purpose of exchanging them in-game with other players for gold. Our current thought on this is that it would give players a way to use their surplus gold to cover some of their subscription cost, while giving players who might have less play time an option for acquiring gold from other players through a legit and secure system. A few other online games offer a similar option, and players have suggested that they’d be interested in seeing something along those lines in WoW. We agree it could be a good fit for the game, and we look forward to any feedback you have as we continue to look into this feature.

Since time = money, this makes logical sense. I like the idea... It would allow people to pay for their subscriptions via the in-game currency, which they've spent time earning. And it would allow players who have less time to play to earn gold they simply don't have the time to play. It's legit and secure, and would take business away from RMT.