Most people don't want XP loss penalty for getting KO'd. In FFXI it was a LOT of XP. Even with the moghancements, it was still an exhorbitant price to pay.

Gil is so easy in FFXIV.

I don't have any problem with repairs.

Now people want crafters to meld their materia and craft gear for them. If you don't want to craft that's your choice. If you don't want to tip in gil, that's fine, but would it really kill you to offer a stack or two of crystals or shards?

I'm not saying that crafters need money from repairing. It takes a very long time to level crafting jobs. I wish people would take that into account when they get a crafter to do something for them. Offering one dark matter for a repair is BS!

Tip your wait staff!!