So what if people sell platinum and gold plans for gil?

[Parodine]

People could make gil in lots of different ways before. If you wanted to invest time in crafting, selling DF runs, gathering, desynth, etc.

But now, you could potentially just make a ton of in game money using RL money instead. A bit disheartening.

People wanted in game way to buy those weddings with gil through SE, not through other players as a middle-man.

[Valarian]

People could make gil in lots of different ways before. If you wanted to invest time in crafting, selling DF runs, gathering, desynth, etc.

But now, you could potentially just make a ton of in game money using RL money instead. A bit disheartening.

People wanted in game way to buy those weddings with gil through SE, not through other players as a middle-man.

I think, though, that economically this is a good thing. That gil moves from someone who had been hoarding it to someone who's itching to spend it. Once spent, that money will either curb inflation when it is eliminated from the economy (NPCs, Housing), or it will fatten the pockets of another player who's trying to make money to buy something (Market board), and curb inflation (Money eliminated because of market board taxes).

[Krr]

I think, though, that economically this is a good thing. That gil moves from someone who had been hoarding it to someone who's itching to spend it. Once spent, that money will either curb inflation when it is eliminated from the economy (NPCs, Housing), or it will fatten the pockets of another player who's trying to make money to buy something (Market board), and curb inflation (Money eliminated because of market board taxes).

Not necessarily. There's nothing dictating that a player who's ultrawealthy in gil won't simply use it to become even wealthier. And if they're an exceptionally wealthy person IRL, $20 for 5-10 million gil is a drop in the bucket compared to their income prospects and other investments.

In theory, a person who's incredibly rich IRL and gil-wealthy in game could simply sell bracelets and metallic dyed items en masse to other high-gil players, essentially making a grab to consolidate all their market power. That's what a smart Free Market video game tycoon with tons of IRL cash to piss away would do.