I only have a few weeks under my belt but I do not in any way feel obligated or otherwise feel a need for anything in the cash shop.  99% of the add on store is bling and I do not feel any worse off not buying anything. 



So in these few weeks I've played I have accumulated enough gold to buy a row lot deed, a house, and furnishings.  I almost have enough for a village deed if I want to go the extra mile.  In under a month.  And that is playing a few hours at night and maybe a little more on the weekends depending on what I have going on. 



And I'm just going to say it.  the rest of your post was painful to read and just a rant that screams financial insecurity.  You can snip out the SOTA specific bits and replace it with a luxury car, a bigger house, expensive apparel, and it reads the same.  Some of the stuff in the shop has insane prices, I agree.  If people are shelling out money for a row lot that functions the same but has gold trim then more power to them.  That is awesome.  It doesn't change the game for me.  The price being insane to me doesn't mean I think the seller is insane if someone out there is willing to pay it. 



The only thing I think at least some of your argument might apply is CF Vendors taking into account how backwards the way non-CF vendors function. 

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