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Originally Posted by Grimfan
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I'm not saying that I enjoy that direction but it is something that is normal and a company shouldn't really be hated on for doing it. The rings are earnable in game (for the extra experience bonus when leveling with a friend) the mount is not implied to be any faster than any other mount you just save some money, and the other perks are probably pretty small. The ability to craft imperial armor was already in the last beta if you found the book, and if you have no interest in being Imperial race then it's probably not even that important to you to get the pack. In no way does this even imply that they are headed towards a cash shop either, Rift lasted a LONG time without moving to that model and it's a model that they decided to move to with their entire company and it had very little to do with the success of the game itself.
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Why? Why shouldn't we hate them for doing it? Bioware deserved the hate they got for Mass Effect 3. The moment we start saying what you are, saying it is normal so we shouldn't hate on people for it, that's consent for them to do it. No, raise bad press, make a fuss, scream and shout over it, or else the market will continue to devolve.
I have not paid for a game since Square Enix shut down Chrono Ressurrection, as they have shown absolutely nothing but contempt for any player based interaction with their legal IP. Sure, I myself will not be the straw that breaks the camel's back, but I am showing through my abstention in paying them that their policies are unacceptable. If you just pawn off the responsibility to others to not buy something you're against, you're equally as responsible for the state of the gaming market as it is.