I just...don't care anymore.

[JillyBean]

I care.

I cap weekly. (reds, eso)

But I just stack my tokens.

The only things I've "bought" are Miner and Btn main hands. I've never even done any Favors.

/shrug

Other than not caring, I agree with the OP ^^;

And I hope for the best in future updates.

EDIT: Honestly, I think the most annoying part to me is the separate outfits. I really liked Artisan. We finally got to where we didn't have to have 11 different crafting and gathering sets. And now we're back to supposedly striving for just that, no matter if you take the 170 melded or 180 route.
So I think this is why I just sit in my mostly unmelded 150 set (CP only) and 2.0 max melded accessories. What am I going to craft anyway?

[Alahra]

I cap weekly. (reds, eso)

I'm still capping every week, but I only do so because I know that if the situation changes at some point down the line, I'll be kicking myself for not having kept up with the tokens, as I'll be "behind," and with the gear now being tied to lockouts, if you miss a week, you can't ever really make that week up. I'm not excited to do so, though--in fact, I generally do so begrudgingly. I don't think I'll be buying any more gear outside of main-hands, though, until something changes. I'll just stock the tokens.

[JillyBean]

I'm still capping every week, but I only do so because I know that if the situation changes at some point down the line, I'll be kicking myself for not having kept up with the tokens, as I'll be "behind," and with the gear now being tied to lockouts, if you miss a week, you can't ever really make that week up. I'm not excited to do so, though--in fact, I generally do so begrudgingly. I don't think I'll be buying any more gear outside of main-hands, though, until something changes. I'll just stock the tokens.

Well, for crafter reds it takes 15 mins

Gathering, here and there and suddenly you're capped. I don't think it takes much effort. I still hope it means something someday lol. Worse case scenario I can just buy gear with it.

[Alahra]

Well, for crafter reds it takes 15 mins

It's 15 minutes if you buy all the mats, yes, but also a significant gil investment that way.

[Lastelli]

It's 15 minutes if you buy all the mats, yes, but also a significant gil investment that way.

15 minutes + 500k gil based on my experience...it usually takes me around 40 minutes and 100k gil since I buy raw materials and then quick synth the intermediate mats.

[Alahra]

15 minutes + 500k gil based on my experience...it usually takes me around 40 minutes and 100k gil since I buy raw materials and then quick synth the intermediate mats.

It generally ends up being around 800k to 1 million for me. Prices will vary by server, of course. I make enough to cover it every week, but I dislike essentially "sinking" the gil, since it's not as though getting the pieces will really increase the markets I can tap into.

[blueruckus]

15 minutes + 500k gil based on my experience...it usually takes me around 40 minutes and 100k gil since I buy raw materials and then quick synth the intermediate mats.

Why not send retainers out throughout the week to get the stuff you will need?