Agree with all u said, i remember how it all started, they first said all the items we would have in the L2 store was cosmetic and xp items, i know that just like any other, this company needs money to survive, but what these guys are doing is just... not right.
In order to update the game and have a good community, they should do what US, real players, say, not what they think thats better for us, i bet none of them play the game.
I'm sad to see all they care about is our money.
Within a year, this game will be so dead, only the ones who spend some serious money on this will be playing, which wont be more than 500.