I still don't get why people are asking these questions now. There is a lot more to come in the next few years of FFXI, and it's going to keep moving further from the original concept of the FF franchise. I'm going to put my money on the next idea, Enix will probably bring something new to the board after the 90 cap has been lifted, and it will probably be better than Emp or Relic, and most likely just as "easy" to get.

Try not to think of what is currently bad in the current game, but how it's going to get worse, lets try to stop them making the game worse, before they actually do. Remeber, prevention is better than cure, and we all know Enix will never fix this game and bring into the glory it once had.