China is getting wings

[Blood-Aki]

Bit off topic but while we're on the subject of the cash shop, can someone explain to me where the term "whales" came from and what it's supposed to mean?

Whales is a term usually associated with gambling, but it's a high roller, someone who wagers huge chunks of money, in this games case, spend large amounts of money for items, no matter the cost for entertainment, as long as they want it, they will throw money at it. that outfit you want cost $50 ? No problem, These people usually have no sense of value or just simply do not care because money is not an issue to them.

and the end of the day, someone will spend say $1000 in 3 weeks on cash shop items. That is considered a whale. f2P games will usually have these type of people in large numbers.

[Zigabar]

Whales

Or, more realistically, it's a derogatory term used to insult CS buyers.