The fact that the new players don't have any other way around but paying real money to get themselves an inventory slots sounds ridiculous to me, since it definitely doesn't feel like worthy or rewarding way to spend platinum in game compared to, say, opening crates. But let's face it - there are few new players coming into this game. I have a strong feeling that these plat inventory slots are aimed at existing players creating alts. It saddens me, but at the moment even retaining the existing player base might be a difficult task, let alone attracting new ones.