Quote Originally Posted by AdamFyi View Post
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Pay to Win is getting an in-game advantage by paying real world money. You acknowledged that players who bought and sold the bracelets have the advantage of time. Hence, my point, Pay to Win.

And I am not against obtaining them the slow way. If I were then I would have started selling the bracelets myself.

Quote Originally Posted by tocsin View Post
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20m was just an example. The amount of time to make that will depend on server economies. Besides, it took you 6 days to make 10m. It would have taken someone only a few hours to make the same amount with the bracelets.

And another thing. For you to have been able to craft, gather and desynth, you had to level your classes, which you invested both time and money in. People who sell bracelets only need to spend $20+ and make money much much faster.

It doesn't matter how harsh the effect is. There is now a P2W aspect to the game. This would be fine if FFXIV were F2P but it's not.