Mogstation and New Content

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Yoshida and Team expects collectors to dish out another $790.84+ (since I still haven't bought everything on Mog Station) for minions, gear, hairstyles, mounts, housing items, emotes, orchestrion rolls that have never been obtainable by playing the game.

They don't expect anything. You choose to collect everything, which comes at additional costs. Bear in mind, it's incredibly unlikely Yoshida has control over cash shop decisions. That would be mandated by Square Enix, whose only concern is profit. Your expenditure decisions proves their current business model has been very effective. I mean, no offense, but think about this from a purely business perspective.

You have spent: $1300.83
Average sub only player: $311.76 (same 24 month span)

And you wonder why there's a cash shop, among other merchandise alternatives?

It's a game. And if it's a freaking feature in a game, then it is content! Guess what, raiding is optional content, too. Nothing in this game is forcing me to raid. How about we put that on the Mogstation?

I know how well that would go over, though. That's a double standard.

Gameplay and cosmetics are note even remotely comparable. You're building a massive strawman here.