Q u o t e:
since its inception IRL wealth was supposed to not be reflected ingame because, as we know from other MMOs where you can pay the publication company for ingame levels (or whatever), this turns into a "whoever is the biggest idiot and sinks the most money into the game wins" deal.... which is why buying gold is bannable, and so this should be as well
I love how people think it's completely idiotic to "sink" money into a game. Newsflash for you, time is money. Just like not everyone has as much money to invest in something, also do others simply not have the time to invest in something. I don't understand why someone can think it's ok to spend (solve for x here) hours of your life into a game, but then turn around and say it's idiotic to spend money.