Quote Originally Posted by Cycloptichorn View Post
Okay, great. So why shouldn't those people (who come up with the money from whatever source) not be allowed to have top-level gear?

I think this is an Epeen issue. There's no reason why people shouldn't be able to afford top-level gear by whatever means.
It's not an epeen issue. If it sounds that way I definitely don't intend for it to.

If you made the best items in the game purchasable with gil, why run end game content at all? Lots of players would skip primals/end game instances just to farm to purchase the best stuff.

I'm not saying you should make crafting gear a lot worse, but at the very least SE should consider making them comparable with the PVE counterparts to give players more options.