But we all know that in WoW at least (many of the anecdotes used in the article and in the comments relate to that game), every player has to «farm» for resources at some point, whether to complete quests, get resources
for tradeskills, earn gold for in - game items such as mounts, or simply for their own in - game profit.
So what do I get
for buying gold, I get to not grind
for an epic mount, pay my repair bills, buy some green items while I grind
for epics just like everyone else has to, buy food and drink without hassling a mage or buy some
tradeskill recipes and reagents off AH... none of that will make me a better player or give me any advantage in PvP that is not available without buying gold, it just cuts out the part of the game that feels like a 2nd job.