Quote Originally Posted by Naunet View Post
Not a strawman at all. I haven't raided in this game in years. Raiding is 100% optional. Content is content, however, and one type of content should not be treated differently than the next. Cosmetics and aesthetic are literally THE reason I play this game. I get my raiding jollies in WildStar, which incidentally has a far better costume system than this one. And I can get all the store costumes without ever spending a dime of real life cash if I so choose...
It is because you are comparing two radically different features and attempting to draw parallels. You may only care for glamour, however games exist for their gameplay. Without it, you have no game to play whereas the game remains functionally unchanged whether you play it wearing armour or walking around naked. Aesthetics in no way impact this, thus they are not comparable. As for Wildstar... considering it's dire financial state, it's not exactly a great example.