Quote Originally Posted by Mature View Post
People NEED to understand something, it is OPTIONAL. You don't HAVE to have it , you don't HAVE to have it and you don't HAVE to pay for it.

It is OPTIONAL....

I am gonna buy it cause I like it . It's my choice as I'm not bothered as to how much it is. I don't have to have it but I want it.
Playing the game is simply optional too and that's where the problem lies with that wonderful word. It can be applied to anything within the game and the only difference between whether you agree with me or not will simply come down to where your tolerance for these optional services ends.

They could rent retainers. Doesn't matter as you can still do business without any in shout and party finder.
They could start selling 500% exp pots. Doesn't matter as you can still level the normal way and give yourself a pat on the back for doing it the way it was meant to be done.
They could start selling max level crafting. Doesn't matter since you'll get the feel of how crafting works while leveling up normally.
They could sell you a handy zodiac weapon package that can skip the previous steps of the relic weapon quests so you can enjoy the current step at it's best.
They could start selling sets that were tuned to meet dps checks. Doesn't matter since it's merely giving your group the peace of mind that they don't have to farm dungeons daily in order to experience their raid content as it was meant to be. For those that don't want to pay then you can simply pay with time by grinding

In the end they can sell all these things. Yes, there will be backlash if they did but it still very much keeps up with the optional theme that they've taken. Which is why it bothers me when people just point to the OPTIONAL word in their marketing and tell us that nothing could possibly go wrong because the marketing department told us it wouldn't.

PS The hairstyle was a gift from a close friend before you jump on that and call me hypocritical.