Oh, my. So much to respond to throughout the day @.@ I'll get one out of the way now, though. Moral of the story? Don't post n' sleep.
For me specifically, it's not so much one in particular or the other - just the general trend. 5K for an airship ride isn't unreasonable, but it sure is a lot more than I was expecting. Someday, I'd really like to see the return of the "make your money back if you're willing to pay attention" quest from FFXI. For instance, if you chose to take the scenic route on the airship (as opposed to instant travel), I'd LOVE if a player was given the opportunity to chance getting the 5K back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nabiri
I could continue to bitch about ~50k for a full repair, but what I'm really saying is "I think Gear Damage is a terrible mechanic aimed specifically at making people feel like making crafts classes instead of bonus abilities was a legitimate idea." ... and that's my own bias to bear, lol.
I use the repair NPC unless I'm in town or at the dungeon - I keep a spare stack of dark matter on me for just such an occasion that LS is around to help out. College has killed the entirety of my free time, so in reality every time I log in I'm losing cash without gaining any back just because I can only log in for the short time it takes to hang out with friends and DO something. (Which only deepens my rage at gear damage as a gil-sink, but again, my bias.)
What gil-sinks would I like to see? I'm not so sure! Like was just said, most of XI's gil-sinks were added to post-75 endgame itself, but by then I was buying so much food/medicine that I didn't need the sink to begin with ><
Personally, I think vendors are the best source of gil-sinks - vital minor items for common synthesis that are just slightly more expensive than you'd find in the wards just so impatient people (who tend to have more money) just pop in and buy a sh!t ton. In the words of my linkshell's #1 crafter (currently with a purse of 500m): "I'll probably just grind on those from the NPC. They're only a mil' a stack." It's all about tapping into the wallets of people who play all day and just keep repeating to themselves "Time is money! Time is money! {buys in bulk}"
The NPC prices in Eorzea are pretty goofy, as is, but Team Yoshi-P seems to be keeping a close eye on it.