nothing requires it, but when part of the main content is customizing your character.....
no hat is worth that amount, i mean seriously in iera its a little better, but i mean paying more for a hat than for a weapon? i wont even get into how you should be unlocking or earning weapons and not having to buy them....
id feel better if stefan or unixmad truthfully showed how the money is used, but even if they did theres no way to tell if they are telling the truth...