Sarah wrote:
We all spend money on "useless" crap... the item only has value if we put value into it... just consider whats important and purchase it or not... or just let it go.
I kind of look at this from the perspective that, for some players, it's more of a hobby than just a game they play occasionally on their computer. And people will spend ridiculous amounts of money on their hobbies (i.e.: golfers dropping $300 on a new titanium club, model train nuts spending thousands to build their "dream" setup, etc.) In that context, spending an extra $10 or $15 for something that makes the game more fun for them is not really that "out there". There is a fine line that SOE needs to be careful not to cross (selling raid gear for cash, for example, would be far over that line) but stuff like tracking potions and house item expanders, I just can't see how that's really such a big deal.