I'm honestly holding myself off from playing this game because of the microtransactions.  <br><br>Yes, cosmetics don't effect "gameplay", however they obviously effect the player experience enough to incentivize players to pay money.  Sometimes there is more to a game than it's gameplay mechanics.  I think too many people are willing to forgive this kind of physiologically manipulative monetization scheme because cosmetics don't interfere with game balance (Unless they do like in PlanetSide 2).  <br><br>Gameplay is as integral in a game as much as any customization introduced in that game because gameplay facilitates player expression.<br><br>I would have paid full price for this, rather than treating the game like a full-time job just to unlock simple features that were in past titles.  The fact that players are vehemently willing to forgive this to the point that they are willing to throw insults at people with valid criticisms just goes to show that gamers can be the stupidest consumers on the planet.<br><br>Like any other F2P game, I ain't touching this.