The sad thing is people will still defend Blizzard no matter whatBlizzard: We want you to buy our game because it's awesome and you'll need a pay a sub fee for access, upkeep and future content.
Player: Ok.
Blizzard: We made a new expansion, we'd like you to purchase that in order to have access to the new content. The sub fee remains the same.
Player: Ok, sounds reasonable.
Blizzard: To keep the integrity of the game, we won't allow name changes, pve to pvp server transfers, faction transfers, etc.
Player: Sounds great.
Blizzard: Wait, there's too much money to be had here, we've changed our mind. Ignore what we said previously.
Blizzard: We've decided to release some cash-shop only items to generate more revenue. These items are not available without purchase, however, they are cosmetic only and do not affect game play.
Player: Wait what? That doesn't sound right, I believe everything should be accessible in a pay-to-play game, but ok.
Blizzard: We won't be putting elements in the cash shop that affect game-play.
Player: Good. Pay-to-win, on top of a initial purchase and sub fee, is not what I signed up for.
Blizzard: Wait, we changed our minds. We've put a decent amount of development time into making the cash shop a much bigger part of the game. We're also going to start releasing items that affect game-play. Ignore what we said previously... just keep those sub fees coming.
Just imagine this trend by middle of next xpac. "Yes, I'd like to buy my fully-teir-geared, max-level character for $100, since it's a 'convenience feature' that helps people without time to raid."
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nah its legit