@crusoebg
with getting stronger, farming & quests (leveling) there is more to do than time available
crafting, gaining costumes... there is a lot if you want
reincarnations, guildquests, play the game with reading the questtext, infiltrate the capital city of the opposite faction, raids, goblinball, summerhold, relax at the tropical atoll, do the race in the desert and and and and ...
while it is true that alcohol and cigarettes (only as an example) are real goods and things in game are not (virtual goods) this was only an example on how you CAN afford these if you WANT
i am totally ok with those who say virtual goods are not worth real $, in general this is my POV too!
its great you can pay subscription of WOW for x$, you can even play WOW for free for 0$ if you play on a private server or set one up yourself (you are even the GM of this server then)
so are we done now with "what is possible to do"?
only because KOE & etherium is a common way this does not mean its the best way
cs items are part of the game although not NEEDED for regular gameplay (no, TOP raids and TOP pvp are not regular gameplay)
cs items can be bought by ingameactivities only IF YOU REALLY WANT (i made it too, so yo can also)
its not the games fault if you find no suitable way for you to gain gold ingame and if you dont want to donate - but still want to have top items
its not the games fault if you want "Perfect balance fairplay ****" and dont play on subscription server
where is the REAL problem? in the attitude of many ppl
this game is as close to perfection for an mmo as it gets (otherwise we all would not play it so much

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