Cool, could you please name those companies/games that maintain a healthy relationship?
Preying is a harsh thing to say…at least for now on iToS the cash system is somewhat tame, compared to some other games of the genre such as Ragnarok and Maplestory :^), or perhaps you are talking about something else?
GGG is alright with PoE and Digital Extremes with Warframe. Two of my fall back games and PoE runs off just cosmetics and supporter packs. Warframe I was a founder of and one of the very few I’ve actually not seen fall despite opening a shop where you can buy a lot of stuff.
The way IMC is working now reminds me of Aeria Games. I used to play a game called Dream of Mirror which they ran into the ground with agressive marketing and not providing content or fixes. Good game but bad company which burns games down.