It's pretty sad when i see someone with a full novus all i can think is "wow, how much did that cost you.."

The prices have certainly reached absurd levels to the point i will never bother with one untill they stablize. and untill SE changes the fact you need consumable materia for them this will never die down.

What really bothers me however is how active RMT will become because desparate people will start buying gill more just to pay these stupid prices. which in turn will just naturally cause inflation and make them more expensive over time.

I think in the end HA weapon is a better investment, on your time and sanity, i'd rather deal with Coil then spend way to much gill for minor increases.