boycotting other games isn't an issue because this is the game people are playing or want to keep playing lol. i was about to say WoW pets are pure vanity items.. then I remembered their pokem- er.. pet battle system. i Have a couple store pets (gifts) and last I recall they don't seem all that different from normal pets other than looks so I'm not sure how it effects things really. ghost shells get perks and mods so moot point I guess other than pets dont effect the player directly ornaments are equivalent of tmog items. and sparrows = mounts unless bungie reintroduces SRL then you have the advantage of all the faster sparrows being EV