Sts alrdy gets "their money" on every event with store locks, vanities, auras, pets, lixs and let's not forget about the insane amount of plats spent on awake event for gems, so that was completely unnecessary.
I know the kershal was just an example, that's not a reason to justify by saying that there are cheaper items, ofc there are, but what about the expensive ones? See the problem?
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