Game on sale is great....
And I had a couple of friends who didn’t want to spend $40 on the game. The both bought the game during the PAX South sale. Because $10 is a lot easier to justify than $40. I can’t imagine there aren’t others who were able to do the same with their friends or people interested in the game who couldn’t afford $40.
Then a number of people get second accounts to go past time gates or as a mule or as a security feature for a personal guild.
Eh, while temporarily increased spam is a consequence of the sale, I think it would be mistake to throw out the sale completely just for that reason. As Seera observed, $10 is a pretty easy sell if you have friends who might try the game, or you want an extra copy for yourself or a friend.
$10 made it really easy for me to buy. Honestly though if the camera issues were fixed early in the life of the game I would have bought it at full price. I have been wanting to play this for a very long time but the camera issues kept me away. I am glad to hear the new patch will be taking care of this.