Removal of Mercenaries

[Justuas]

Mercs have existed since the beginning of the game.

[orionis]

Mercs have existed since the beginning of the game.

That may be the case, it was virtually unknown on the servers I have been on before. If people did it, it was very hush hush and behind the scenes. I never saw any kind of yell for mercing.

Now it's overkill, totally widespread and every other yell shout on Asura. What's the point of a game when you can just stand there and pay for stuff that you would have otherwise joined a group (and had fun) to obtain? As the game is meant to be played.
The treasure pool wasn't designed to be used the way it is used by mercs.

People will always be drawn to an 'easy option'. FFXI was never intended to be easy, which is what made is stand out. Eradicate mercs, and get people out there, doing stuff together, learning and achieving something in the process.