New Cosmetic Items Too Expensive and Will Promote Gil Buying

[Eissels]

Imagine if Alexandrites were sellable on market board, and the price was around 1M each.
Would you say that your Novus relic cost 75M (not counting materia) ? Even if it's easy to gather Alex on your own, just at a slower pace ?

Actually, yes.

Opportunity costs.

[Reynhart]

Actually, yes.

Opportunity costs.

Sorry, but if you purposely choose to buy your relic, you can't blame the game for the gil-buying market
I'd agree if that was the only way to get what you want, which is clearly not the case here.

[Eissels]

Sorry, but if you purposely choose to buy your relic, you can't blame the game for the gil-buying market
I'd agree if that was the only way to get what you want, which is clearly not the case here.

That's not what an opportunity cost is.

So, as it stands, I can get 75 Alexandrites - for free - for my weapon. However, if each one were worth 1 million gil, then by using them for my weapon, I'm not selling them. Since I'm not selling them, that's 75 million gil I didn't make.

Therefor, my weapon is worth 75 million gil.

[Reynhart]

That's not what an opportunity cost is.

So, as it stands, I can get 75 Alexandrites - for free - for my weapon. However, if each one were worth 1 million gil, then by using them for my weapon, I'm not selling them. Since I'm not selling them, that's 75 million gil I didn't make.

Therefore, my weapon is worth 75 million gil.

Except you don't take into account everything that your relic offers you besides financial cost.
Like, the time it would take to actually gain those 75 millions gils compared to the real time you spent gathering alexandrites.

Nevertheless, you can't justify gil buying (Which is illegal) by saying that you don't want to do it the "proper way"

[Felis]

Actually, yes.

Opportunity costs.

Hmm, problem solved
Make the crafting mats untradeable and the price for the dye go down (which should also be untradeable)

[Zakalwe]

Actually, yes.

Opportunity costs.

+1. Economics 101...