While this is not a perfect example, it seems fitting for most cases. I know some people actually work hard for their gil, but let's face it; if I work hard at the office, am I to expect to get into a winning match of a football team simply by tossing my money at them? While I don't discredit peoples' efforts at making gil, I don't think the effort and skill put into raiding and making gil correlate. They are two completely different things.

Besides, I don't expect to progress my crafting classes by doing raids (unless I jump the run-sell bandwagon, but let-
's not go there), so why should crafting get you progress in raiding?