First off , I'm a big dolphin, small whale. I spend $3-400 per month on this game. However I have a very generous salary and I meet all my responsibilities. I can afford to spend on my hobby.
Apart from their performance in the game, I know virtually nothing about my Alliance mates. For all I know, some of them may be struggling financially.
There could be members of my Alliance who are faced with the decision to buy their kids food, pay the electricity bill, do vital home improvement OR they could buckle under pressure from their Alliance and spend the money on Cores instead. For this reason, it is immoral for me to be expected to put any pressure on a person to spend money (And don't kid yourself, Cores are effectively money just by another name)
To the Developers of the game, please consider the ethics of what you are doing even if the sales people are clearly evil. I will not push their product for them.
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