Firstly, people are free to debate whether token is p2w. There are some people who may argue that it is, as p2w exists on a spectrum and isn’t always a clear cut case of full blown p2w or no p2w at all. Personally, I don’t care, but my point is that there’s nothing wrong with people discussing whether token is p2w as people have different interpretations.
By extension, it is fine to talk about other things that are similarly controversial like the scrolls and mount in this thread. It’s not a neverending cycle like you describe. If it was indeed that people complain about EVERYTHING, then you would see people complain even about mundane things like the exp boosters and costumes. But nobody complains about those. Most of the complaints are centred on what could be -perceivably- p2w, though whether it truly is is a matter of debate. So there’s no ‘endless cycle’.
Secondly, it’s wrong to label everybody as whiners. No doubt, there are some who are whiners and don’t bring civil and sensible arguments to the table. But this doesn’t mean you close your ears to valid points that legitimate complaints may bring up.
Thirdly, I don’t get why but people always bring up the argument of ‘there are worst out there’. It is probably one of the worst illogical comparisons to make. Why would you ever compare yourself to something is worse out there? It’s like a grade C student comparing themselves to Fs in order to feel good about themselves.
Fourthly, that the stats are negligible gives rise to two sub-arguments. First is that even if stats are negligible, it is still wrong in principle. Whether it gives 1 mdef or 1000 mdef, does not detract that it is a bad practice. Second, that because it is negligible, then it shouldn’t hurt at all to just drop it and avoid this controversy altogether.
Also, this argument is invalid: [quote=“roflmaopapa, post:38, topic:219965”]
People who are willing to spend at first will be like, why bother spending? Obviously they are going to lose sales. And people who don’t intend to spend, get their so called “fairness” and still, being unwilling to spend.
[/quote] Because it is also applicable to items that are clearly p2w. Removing p2w items, like removing items with ‘little benefits’, will also cause a loss of sales. But it is because we value fairness and the company’s long term reputation, that we put up with the short term loss, and think of more innovative methods to let the game make moolah.