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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8852828" data-attributes="member: 11760">They can. But it's not a requirement.World of Warcraft has had microtransactions for years, with a similar reaction from fans when they were first introduced.And none of it is required.Do you want a really cool animated costume element (a baby murloc on a papoose, a set of robes with animated stars and constellations floating around it)? Great! It has no stats and is not, by any means, required.Do you want a fancy mount, in a game that is constantly giving out fancy mounts? (The fanciest mounts ever are at the heart of the latest expansion.) Go for it! They offer no advantage over other mounts, other than the fact that you get to ride around on a pretty flying dog or pig or space cat.And in-game play has not changed at all as a result. Yes, Activision/Blizzard (and soon, Microsoft) rely on this as an additional stream of revenue, but the in-game shop has in no way ruined or impacted the actual game play through new manipulative designs. (I mean, MMOs in general are already pretty "sticky" in that regard, but the store isn't part of it here.)</blockquote>