The entire smokescreen is aimed at removing the notion that LA is P2W and, to Amazon's credit, they've been getting positive feedback on this (albeit, as it's been pointed out, the aforementioned positivity stems from people who don't know any better). Frankly though, I don't care and still consider this to be a net positive.
The MMO market is barren and New World has already lost it's shiny. LA's combat, class design, and fun will be keeping me going for months once it hits the west. in light of how incredibly incompetent AGS has been, my last reservation was that they would manage to fuck up the cash shop by simply not understanding how the economy of LA works. The fact that this is what their focus was put on and they've stayed away from any sweeping changes is a total win in my book.
