In response I put to you "Last chance to get these Merc pack items before they go away permanently!" and then a week later they're in the Store. We'll see the Omega boosters again, despite the allusion they were a one-shot deal, precisely because they were bestsellers. Everyone knows there's no scarcity of digital goods so to make it seem so and get people to part with money quickly you have to lie.

When the real potential for more money is involved, a company very quickly forgets its promises. CCP has proven that time and again. And ten years down the line is less important than being able to pay the wages now. They would have introduced Gold Ammo into EVE too had it not been plastered across the media, causeed an immense player backlash, and threatened their bottom line. With Dust, however, world + dog expects Gold Ammo to an extent since the base product is free.

I too would hope Dust goes the way you hope it to go, but I would stake an immense amount on it going the way I believe it will.

1. Actually, that clarification about those items being available in the store came some time afterwards. If you check this announcement you'll see the post was edited about two weeks after it was initially posted. Easy to miss for your average person, but the sharper ones among us know what's going on.