Quote Originally Posted by Silverbane View Post
And some people want to clear Alexander Savage without having to raid for several hours every week for two+ months. But top-level endgame content is not and should not be for those not willing to put in an extraordinary level of effort.
I craft to craft, not gather. Likewise, I don't raid to do something other than raid. Imagine how happy people would be if you had to grind out MGP for raid gear or something equally irrelevant.

Your statements about what is feasible seems incongruent with the facts. Some crafters have hundreds of millions of gil. At least one is capped at 999,999,999 gil. For you to allege that it "isn't feasable" for them to buy Favor mats every week is not credible.

Just yesterday I saw someone soliciting gatherers in the chat in Idylshire, offering to contract with them for supplies of Favor mats. So that proves it's feasible. Maybe not for you, but that's not my concern.
Go back and read (assuming that's possible for you) my post. I said average player. Of course the 1% can do whatever they want. That doesn't mean there isn't a problem with the current system. Bill Gates can live comfortably regardless of the state of the economy; I guess that means it's perfectly ok and there's nothing wrong if the global economy turns for worse, right?

Personally, I've dumped over 200 million into these stupid things and honestly don't care to spend more, simply because it's not sustainable. Others I know who have 250+ million and buy mats are only doing so up to a certain point. Again, you're delusional if you think there's nothing wrong here.