Its about the priniciple The line in the SAND has been drawn he's sticking to his guns
Exactly THIS. I have not spent as much money as some or even most. But I would estimate between $1k and $2k since starting in 2009.
The direction in quest and raid design, choices about game balance and changes to this game forced me to make a decision for my mental health.
Either to quit playing or stop paying.
I chose the latter sometime between Feywild and Saltmarsh which helped to mitigate the aggravation and tendency to antagonistically post.
I did sign the EULA after all /shrug.
Despite the recent ED nerfs/balance w/e I have been REALLY enjoying playing lately so relaxed my mental hard line and planned to pre-purchase Myth Drannor.
It's NOT about "getting something for free and complaining the free thing isn't good enough"
It may have been UNREALISTIC to expect a 2k point pack that was released more than 6 months ago to be included in the Curate Your Xpac.
If it was still ONLY available for CASH then I would not have questioned or even considered the fact that it was excluded.
Every update or choice made by the management has consequences in the minds of the customer.
Turbine/SSG LOST me as a paying customer a while back and missed an opportunity to get me back.