JapanMS removes 2x EXP tickets

They do make money off it, since it encourages the sale of 2x cards.

I never buy a 2x card unless I know I have enough rep mules lined up to 4x it all.

And if family buffs didn't exist? You'd be just as likely to buy them regardless. Heck, making family buffs -less- useful, means people would be more likely to go for it in the instance where they don't have x1.whateverfamilybuffsgotnerfedto, because it makes less of a difference