Materia Changes in 3.2:

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EDIT: Sorry, it can actually be far worse than now; if a set is found to work better on certain fights, and another set with a different fight, you'll be required to have a set for every fight you intend to run. Imagine having to meld 4 sets for Alexander, one for each floor, and a set for each EX Primal. And yes, people would demand this...

I would... (ducks) actually be ok w/ this. I also realize I'm in the minority as well and it will never happen.

Another fun fact: Crafting is ultimately a self defeating grind.

Lets think about it: what do we need gil for?
Mounts (optional)
Housing (optional)
Raid food. (not sure how much gil is needed for that as I don't raid)
Repair costs are close to nonexistent.

The only time I ever needed gil in larger quantities was when I wanted to craft something or for leveling them crafters if I was too lazy to farm stuff myself.

Like a friend of mine says "Gil in this game is only a token of a successful crafter." There is no real use for it currently outside of food on meds.

I do however spend about 300-400k a week in food for raiding since I opted to not specialize in Culinary.