It's time to reevaluate the idea of adding a PLEX/Chronoscroll-like system to FFXIV

[AlexionSkylark]

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Actually, if the guy is buying a bunch of tokens, that's money coming out of his pocket into (quite possibly) a multitude of players. And I'm not saying THAT (the MB cut % of each token sold) is what's adding to the sink. Nowadays, there isn't much reason for anyone in the game to WANT for a massive quantity of gil other than to buy a house. And that's the biggest money sink I ever saw in a game. You can bet your behind that almost everybody who'll buy tokens will want to use their newfound gil to buy a house. A pretty large gil sink.

And you know something funny about housing? Once you buy a house, you are done with it. There's little reason (and I don't even think it's possible, correct me if I'm wrong) to buy multiple plot wards. Now if you trade that gil you have with a person who doesn't yet own one, that person will want to sink that gil into a house. Gill that wouldn't be sinked otherwise.

Yes, it is really THAT simple.

[Tiggy]

Then add more reasons to spend money. Way easier than shoe horning in some ridiculous rmt scheme.

[DoctorPepper]

Nowadays, there isn't much reason for anyone in the game to WANT for a massive quantity of gil other than to buy a house. And that's the biggest money sink I ever saw in a game. You can bet your behind that almost everybody who'll buy tokens will want to use their newfound gil to buy a house. A pretty large gil sink.

Here are a handful of expensive items you could spend gil to obtain:
1. HQ Artisan Gear for crafting (best gear in game for serious crafters)
2. HQ Foragers Gear for gathering (best gear in game for serious gatherers)
3. Crafting/gathering materia for the above gear (ranges from 20-350k each on my server)
4. i110 accessories for coil (used to get dual main stats for advantage in survivability)
5. DoW/DoM materia for Zodiac/accessories (ex. 11+ savage crit 4 @ 400k each and 8+ savage det 4 @ 400k+ each)
*6. Minions (some ranging from 1.5-4 mil each)
*7. Vanity Weapons/Gear
*doesn't help you achieve anything

[Magis]

Here are a handful of expensive items you could spend gil to obtain:
1. HQ Artisan Gear for crafting (best gear in game for serious crafters)
2. HQ Foragers Gear for gathering (best gear in game for serious gatherers)
3. Crafting/gathering materia for the above gear (ranges from 20-350k each on my server)
4. i110 accessories for coil (used to get dual main stats for advantage in survivability)
5. DoW/DoM materia for Zodiac/accessories (ex. 11+ savage crit 4 @ 400k each and 8+ savage det 4 @ 400k+ each)
*6. Minions (some ranging from 1.5-4 mil each)
*7. Vanity Weapons/Gear
*doesn't help you achieve anything

Not limited to that either:

Buying coil runs for the best gear
Buying out players to give you a pony