Stop Making Should-Be Achievement Gear.."Optional Gear"

[Nora_of_Mira]

I'm not going to comb through the EULA, but I think we've both made our points here. I do want to clarify that I have no issue with people complaining about the cash shop, or being unhappy with it. It just bothers me that people try to make it into an ethical argument. All that does is escalate things and divide people. I think we'd all be better off if we were just honest about what we want, particularly with ourselves.

I want to look cute and dope AF, and I am willing to pay for it.

[loreleidiangelo]

I want to look cute and dope AF, and I am willing to pay for it.

My sentiments too, pretty much. Nothing except the Far Eastern Matriarch gear has appealed to me on Mog store yet, so that's all I own. I think the WoW mounts are kinda underwhelming, so never bought those either. I don't get what's so hard about realizing that if you don't like stuff, don't buy it, and if the Mog store pisses you off on principle then you should either mass appeal to all the players in-game to boycott it in the hopes that these items will be added to in-game methods in the future, or just unsub and find a game that doesn't have microtransactions (GOOD LUCK, lel).

Way back when the store was introduced I even recall making a post saying, "this is your only chance to make sure this thing doesn't stick around, vote with your wallet and don't buy Odin even if you REALLY want it" then I logged in and saw like 50 people in Mor Dhona with it and realized idgaf, it works for f2p p2w crapfest games and it works here. People LOVE the opportunity to throw money at the screen to feel exclusive from others, whether it's cosmetics or Sword of Noob-beating+40. And given the prices on these items, it takes like half of them to pay what you're paying now, so of course the company is gonna follow where the money comes from.

[Reaperking386]

My sentiments too, pretty much. Nothing except the Far Eastern Matriarch gear has appealed to me on Mog store yet, so that's all I own. I think the WoW mounts are kinda underwhelming, so never bought those either. I don't get what's so hard about realizing that if you don't like stuff, don't buy it, and if the Mog store pisses you off on principle then you should either mass appeal to all the players in-game to boycott it in the hopes that these items will be added to in-game methods in the future, or just unsub and find a game that doesn't have microtransactions (GOOD LUCK, lel).

Way back when the store was introduced I even recall making a post saying, "this is your only chance to make sure this thing doesn't stick around, vote with your wallet and don't buy Odin even if you REALLY want it" then I logged in and saw like 50 people in Mor Dhona with it and realized idgaf, it works for f2p p2w crapfest games and it works here. People LOVE the opportunity to throw money at the screen to feel exclusive from others, whether it's cosmetics or Sword of Noob-beating+40. And given the prices on these items, it takes like half of them to pay what you're paying now, so of course the company is gonna follow where the money comes from.

The issue with your post was the a huge majority who buy in the cash do not go on the forums. We are a very small portion of the game. The only time people come into the forums in droves is to mostly complain. So I can see why so many had the mount, but even if people did see the post they would have different opinions from your own. What you may see as unfair or over priced is not to others. As far as the Cash Shop goes...as long as it does not turn into actual content being sold (story, events, dungeons, raids, Etc.) or stronger gear, then I am fine with it. If that does happen then I will indeed join the Cash Shop rebels, but that line must be crossed first.

I came from wow and I am use to the cash shops. WoW forces you to pay for their story by buying crucial story plots. You want to know who Illidan is? Grab $150.00 because you are going to need to buy all 4 of the books (3 out of 4 are no longer published anymore), and Warcraft 3. If not then hope you enjoy trying to figure out what the twelve is going on.