[Lleauaric~EW]

I think the point that Mek is making is pretty interesting.

I know alot of people who have bought gold. Most of the people who do, do it for practical reasons. Me personally, I bought 1000g for 30 bucks because I didnt feel like farming X number of hours for an epic horse. In that regard I have more disposable income than time, so it made sense to me.

What the concern should be is for raiding guilds. Lets assume that for most guilds, at the moment, 1 hour of raiding = 1g in repairs. That may differ up or down for class/difficulty of raid, but that is probably the mean. What that basically means is that to maintain a steady balance of cash, you are required to cash farm X amount of time to support one night of raiding.
For people with scads of free time, this isnt a problem. Log on early in the afternoon, farm, do some pvp, raid till 2am, sleep. But for many this time requirement becomes constrictive, many of us older players are lucky if we can get on 30 minutes before raid time. As such, many players have noticed their gold supply slowly drain away as they tend to make cash in big lumps, instead of steady daily grind. But for the most part, as the game has settled in, people have found a balance. The question is will what Naxx adds destroy the income balance that most people enjoy? Will equipment levels and encounter difficulty mean 2g per hour/raiding repair bills?
In this case, the average high end player will be forced into the waiting arms of Naoxhiung and his "come fast, come serve" gold farm. Add on g requirements in the front end of raiding upgrades, added to the cost for new enchantments and I wouldnt be surprised to see the San Fransisco 49ers play their home games next year in IGE Stadium.

WoW devs need to seriously consider the strain they are putting on raiders in their off raiding hours and the consequences of their decisions. Or is "Sorry guys, I cant afford to raid tonight, I need to go farm cash" something Blizz devs want their players in high end guilds to be saying.