Quote Originally Posted by Payadopa View Post
So you're part of the 'It's optional' crowd. Fair enough. In a game that has glamour as true end-game wanting to like your best is not optional. It's part of the intended experience.

It it wasn't SE would just release the same looking gear with different stats. If nobody speaks out against these practices they'll continue to tighten their grasp. It's common business sense. Look no further than EA or Nintendo's (clumsy) steps over the years. It has happened and has been documented countless times and yet... here we are. It's sad, really.

Also, what does least intrusive even mean? I'm paying for the game and a subscription. This isn't F2P. Goes to show how indoctrinated people already are. That stuff wouldn't have flown 15 years ago.
And yet it existed 15 years ago. Just because you pay a sub doesn't mean an MMO isn't allowed to have a cash shop. The game is not advertised as "endgame is glamour" The endgame is whatever YOU want it to be. If that happens to be glam, well then so be it. If it happens to be raids, then so be it.

Don't like the cash shop? Don't buy the items, like any other adult