I'm sorry but I really disagree with that statement. If that was the case, why did SE make it work the way it does (lights, TEs etc). Do you really think they underestimated their player base that much, thinking we'd never figure out how to squeeze as much out of Abyssea as possible?
As for the 95 trial, I think I've made it pretty clear previously how I feel about it. And others have brought up a very good point regarding supply. If the "ticket" changes for ra/ex items means what I think it means, it's not as good a change as I thought it was, and it won't include or affect heavy metal plates. At some point, the amount of fights where plates/pouches can drop, will drop. And drop drastically. Price on heavy metal is already on the way up, at least on Asura. It's all looking rather bleak at the moment, to be honest. :(
