[quote]Never, ever, should one's real life financial situation affect his ingame status.[/quote]That's a noble sentiment, but not particularly realistic, is it? Real life financial status affects your in-game status in all sorts of ways. Wealthy players are the ones more likely to be able to afford the game in the first place instead of having to borrow a copy or play at a friend's house. They can afford their own console instead of having to share with roommates or siblings. They can also afford aftermarket controllers, better TVs, headphones, a faster internet connection, and other hardware that provides a distinct in-game advantage. Someone who doesn't have to work a job to pay bills (i.e., students, NEETS, and the extremely wealthy) has a lot more time to play the game, allowing them the time to get better at the game and gain more (and better) items. Look, I'm just a volunteer forum moderator around here, not an official in any capacity, and please note that I'm expressing absolutely ZERO opinion on Eververse. I'm just saying -- I love the notion that real life financial status should not have any effect on in-game status, but it is just not realistic considering the way video games work in this day and age, and it makes an extremely poor basis for the argument that you're trying to make. Someone could use that same basis to say that students should be restricted from playing the game for longer than working folks can, or that the wealthy should be prohibited from purchasing a nice television. Those arguments sound ridiculous when you think about them, so what makes them any different from the argument you're making? And if this is truly the issue that you care about and want to remedy (though I suspect it is not), rather than complaining about consumables or starter packs for newbies, you should probably start by complaining about the things that ACTUALLY make a difference in game based on one's financial situation.