So what do you farm when you hit max level?

[StinkyPuppies]

@Gunspec wait what? Black market is real? People can buy gear in the black market? so is this game pay to win?????? i learn something new everyday. People actually but gil and gear from balck markets? why? dont people get ban? btw crafting seems confusing I think I leave that out till I reach max lol ;D

[Gunspec]

You don't get "buy gil, best price, handiwork guarantee" trash messages on Odin? Sounds like a lovely place, because Ultros server is full of that junk advertising. Yeah, there are gold sellers in this game, and yes, the gold sellers get banned and the people who buy from them sometimes get punished. While it IS against the rules, devs don't police the game very well in that regard, so it is probably best that crafted gear ISN'T the best in the game.

You really only see RMT (real money trade) being a problem when there is a hot new item in the game, like a cool new outfit that is difficult to craft, or new expensive housing wards. You don't need to worry about the game being pay to win, although I sometimes suspect people are paying to look cool. lol.

[Reila_Circus]

@Gunspec wait what? Black market is real? People can buy gear in the black market? so is this game pay to win?????? i learn something new everyday. People actually but gil and gear from balck markets? why? dont people get ban? btw crafting seems confusing I think I leave that out till I reach max lol ;D

Ever get those weird tells by some people spamming a gold selling website? Theres people that use Bots (computer controlled characters) to farm for gil and then sell them for actual money, which is against the ToS. The reason why crafting is weaker is to prevent said people from possibly using it to make a profit. It's constant struggle, one of these days I'll have to upload footage I captured of RMT bots at work, it's really crazy.

The game does have a marketboard for players to sell items for gil such as mats or crafted weapons and armor. It's not really pay to win, since thats an entirely different thing all together that involves an exchange of real money for an ingame advantage.

And apparently my post is late to the party cause I'm such a slow typer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯