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    Quote Originally Posted by Abriael View Post
    No need if you started the game by doing that. It's actually very direct. And there are other ways to advantage yourself with money.

    Do you have cable internet? I have just a DLS. You'll have better response times than I do. You're paying to win.

    Better PC? You have better framerate. Again, your response times will be better. You're paying to win.

    Better monitor with less picture lag? Same as above.

    Better keyboard with a better response lag? Guess what?

    I could go on with several examples. Real money affects our ability to get by in MMORPGs in several ways. Some are just more evident than others.



    The same can be achieved by dualboxing. Mind you, a much larger effect can be achieved with dualboxing, since, if they were to implement the TERA system, you can only sell two scrolls every week, while by dualboxing you can get a whole ton of gil. A friend made about 30 million in the last three days to set aside for getting a house in ARR.

    Therefore, by your definition, every MMO is pay to win one way or the other. Which is why the definition is used incorrectly.

    PS: Actually (just for the sake of discussion) this game has some very limited *actual* pay to win feature even by the strict definition. The Hermes Shoes are one. I paid to reactivate my FFXI account prior to release to get them. They give me the ability to run faster for 30 minutes, an ability that no one that didn't pay could match. THAT is pay to win, even if very limited.

    p2w refers to what the company does not what the outside world does. Hurricane hit your house, you didnt pay to live in a hotel and continue playing BOOM GAME IS P2W.. no thats not how it works.

    What is designed into the system that allows cash to acquire an advantage in game.

    That being said I feel you dont care that this plex system adds benefit to those with money - you just care to fight for the system. Most of your arguments consist of it already exists so lets just do it more.

    (You are pushing off that topic).
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    Last edited by Shougun; 11-07-2012 at 10:54 AM.