The Iron Crown Event: Just a predatory monetisation tactic?

@voltageblue8 I understand not wanting to speculate further on the subject. In all fairness there isn't really much more any of us can say on the matter that hasn't already been said. With developers responding as they have, any speculation now moves to whether or not they keep their new promises, despite having broken them before.

As for offending people, I wouldn't worry so much about that.
It's bound to happen given how everyone is entitled to their own opinions on matters like this. Overall the whole point of this thread, besides encouraging people to be more conscious of the decisions they make, is to acknowledge that.
Though nothing good can come from merely arguing over whether or not people are dumb when spending their money on something they have every right to.

So the key take away from all of the controversy should be this...
We're a community of thousands of players and unless the thousands of thoughts and feelings we have on subjects like this are conveyed in the correct way or at least a respectable manner, nothing will change for the better.
That is something I feel needs to be greatly encouraged.

In this forum alone for example every single post gets reviewed by someone at EA. It may not be the higher-ups who make all the executive decisions, but it's someone. If that someone thinks our words are worthwhile and may be of actual benefit then it gets passed along the chain to those who consider it to be valuable feedback. So it's better for us as players and them as developers when they don't have to wade through the ocean of insults and trolling when trying to find out what the community really wants.
People sorely don't realise that and that's what needs to change.