You know what?

[Ronclue]

the reason they made it more challenging at the higher lvls so you will be forced to pay money to buy those fancy extenders and charms.

[Yasumi]

Sounds almost like drugs, sex, etc. Peer pressure will get to most: Aww come on, everybodies doing it.

Oh no, I..need a hit...where can I score some sparkcash? I.m starting to come down...my extenders are fading...quick man...you gotta give me anothe SC hit.

I did break down and buy a little SC once for some extra storage. Now I feel a little "dirty". I've given in to the pressure, my innocent maidenhood is behind me. *sob* But overall I think maybe thats one reason I've started playing my lower level alts more. The low end game can be enjoyed with no extras.

[Samson007]

Stick to your guns. You don't need charms/extenders to reach high levels or be successful. I'm fast approaching Level 83 and have never spent a dime on this game.

I can see why a mage would be under more pressure to use SC though. Even still, the only thing you actually NEED charms and such to do is a win a PvP KQ.....at least the 75+ one, the ones who win are ALWAYS the ones with the most SC stuff.