Also, it's god damn annoying when people say "they don't know what hard work is" wtf does that mean? Hard work in a fucking video game? The reason half these people can use cash items is because they "work hard" in real life and earn money. Unlike some lazy fucks who want to spend their hours leveling and grinding in the name of "working hard" instead of going out and getting a job.
Some players have responsibilities and don't have as much time to play. "That's a huge disadvantage ohhhh my gooooddd, lets make things fair for them and give everyone a time limit to play" (sarcasm).
I can wholeheartedly say, majority of old DBO players will choose to level up their character using the 33 stone if they had the option to. Even though they do not want to pay for it, I can guarantee they wouldn't mind using it if it was free or an affordable price.