Most of the people saying things like they are not playing this game over a cosmetic store likely never had any intention of playing in the first place.
I seriously couldn`t care less about cosmetic stuff, especially because the base gear already looked worlds better than anything in base PoE for example. Much less would I farm for skins unless the farming is great fun.
You don't know if the item would have been made for free to unlock in game if revenue attached to it warranted it being made. This is a false equivalency that if the game didn't have GaaS model, the thing would have been free. There are free skins in the game you can earn, this one was created for the purpose of being bought.
I don't understand the mentality of needing to make fun of people who don't agree with your line of thinking
More like buying a Gucci bag then they charge you extra for the buttons or zipper.
Considering how much money people waste on brand items in reality, I am actually surprised we did not get much more cosmetics based on real life items in many games. So actually Gucci, Michael Kors, Armani, Versace, Adidas, Nike... Any game with regular type clothes or sometimes with futuristic Fifth Element like stuff. Only racing games sell cars or packs for money so far, were it is not only cosmetics. Even though one can argue that beyond some speed and controlability difference all cars are more or less anyway very similar.
I think its still much too rocket science of an explanation for the people in defense of this bullshit,you have to dumb it down even more for these people.
It won’t be just cosmetics at some point. Farming mind stones to unlock gemstones to get a special ladder item? 60h grind or buy mind stones with platinum from the store. It will alter the grind, and skewed to get money not generate fun.
Oh come on, that`s a bit too much tinfoil-hat talk there.
