Full GameSpot Interview
Longdale mentioned that, while there have been some tendies added to a couple of bundles in the store, the Trading always has been and “will continue to be” a way to reward players for playing, not focused on microtransactions. The additions have only been experiments to help those players who don’t have time to complete their monthly Trading Post grind but still don’t want to miss out on any reward.
Holly Longdale
That will always be its primary focus And then, on the other hand, we’re trying stuff. They’re not very vocal, but there are some players that ask, ‘I don’t have time to get all my Tender, I’d buy some of this stuff,’ and so, you know, we try it out.