I don't think we are talking about the same thing here, other than micro transactions in general. I never told people how to spend their money or that their spending bothers me, nor did I say that the micro transactions provide anyone with an advantage. I was commenting on how people on the forum have shown a tendency to blindly accept incorporated paid content and new revenue models, and in turn (often brutally) rag on people for criticizing it. If it doesn't bother you, then great. I for one find these types of practices incorporated into a game that I already paid $120 for gross. If Destiny were free-to-play then I wouldn't gripe about micro transaction. If micro transactions replaced DLC, I'd probably be ok with that. Sadly neither of these are true, and like you mentioned, Destiny will continue to incorporate more and more of these types of systems going forward. And personally, I don't want to support this type of practice, and at the very least I want my voice to be heard that I don't support it. And most importantly, these types of systems just take me out of the game. Once I start getting asked to bring my real world finances into this fantasy world, it breaks my immersion, and honestly just ruins the fun a bit. I was super stoked to get on Destiny every night ever since TTK launched, now my motivation is just sapped, and I'm moving on, which bums me out because I like this game. And just lastly, of course micro transactions have been around longer than Destiny, but they've never been IN Destiny, and that's the point, and that's why some of us who know the gaming landscape and have been video game consumers for decades find this type of strategy repellent. For all of you that are happy floating along with whatever new revenue strategy Activision comes up with, then more power to you. Bobby Kotick will be thrilled I'm sure.