not to get all Marie Antoinette but as an impulsive regular plat buyer I want to relate the downside of having too much.

Paying for extras can substantially affect your gaming experience in bad ways... I've ruined other games by doing this. blasting thru content, no thrill-of-the-drop, no ambition, no... reward. why? Because you bought it a long time ago.

Is it a developers responsibility for how I spend my money? of course not. should a responsible developer allow you to destroy its own creation by totally circumventing content for the sake of revenue? I dunno.

I don't feel cheated or manipulated by STS. (not in the GLU sense if you know what I mean) but I can safely say I'm playing less and less. so truly, who's the bad guy?