this debate of buying up or making an account from scratch.
It's a pride thing. You want to build something from level 1 has more sentimental value. You accomplish something and its like your baby. You are proud to done everything.
Buying up. You don't care what or who did the work. It's cheaper and you are pass the pride thing.
I done both many times. I will say it's easier to just buy another person's hard work and cheaper.
Pride is a sin for a reason. I don't got pride and it saves you time.
It's all on the person and how they feel. Depends what they look at this game as. If it's a hobby and they want to spend real cash. Let them. Embrace it and enjoy doing it.
Either way has it's yes and no reasons. There is no bad/good decision.
Credit card players/cash players vs free players and time players.
