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I don't get why people are so upset about the cash shop. It is exactly what they said it would be. Nothing about it is a surprise, and it is cosmetics only with no bonuses to gameplay. You have two choices to fund an MMO, a monthly fee, which many gamers are unwilling to do now because they never played in the MMO heyday, or a cash shop where the premium currency is slightly more expensive than you think it should be. Just because the game is free to jump in, doesn't mean it was cheap to develop.
I think the biggest criticism is the pricing, not the existence of the cash shop. It is using the Apple model versus the Walmart model of pricing targeting the whales which is probably more profitable. Like you said, it does not impede gameplay at all though it is always somewhat concerning to see such an emphasis on a cash shop for a product that is still in beta. I will continue to play and see how it goes.