Please remove gil cap

[Marcellus_Cassius]

There is a lot more drama than is necessary in this thread.

Seriously.

I mean the energy some of these folks put into trying to trash this dude, I don't even have enough to read through let alone write, is telling about your character.

Anyhow, regardless of his intentions for amassing gil, there is a lot of gil in the system and I can't help but wonder how storing it will not eventually become a problem. The standard subscription allows for two retainers, so having more than 3 billion (not counting FC chest) will cost additional fees. While probably not currently a widespread problem, 3 billion is not an inconceivable amount for dedicated crafters to hit.

Inflation is real, hell I remember when I had 16 m and I thought that was an infinite amount, took a couple years off and came back to find out I was broke. To be honest though, its hard to imagine SE wanting to increase the gil cap with RMT and all, but they seem to be doing just fine without it so you never know.

[Rufalus]

Im unable to use a service I'm paying for because of this limitation which forces me to use alt characters.

There are caps on other currencies too such as tomestones but it's advisable and generally accepted to spend some to uncap oneself. The same thing works with gil; you can avoid being capped by buying items for yourself or for friends, or move some to alt characters like you said yourself since it is a tradeable currency. Since options already exist it shouldn't be viewed as a broken feature; retainers are working as intended and can continue earning once you uncap them using whatever method you prefer. If your goal as a player is to profit infinitely and not spread it to other characters/players then you'll again reach the new cap were it to be increased, deliberately causing an avoidable problem.

As I was saying before though it's a non-trivial change to the game's basic systems to alter the gil cap beyond what it currently is. And I have to point out that the number of players who would benefit from such a change is ridiculously tiny. You have effectively infinite money and you're complaining that it isn't enough. While I do understand that you've basically exhausted the content you enjoy in the game (making money), the change you're asking for is absurd.

This guy has the right of it. A potentially difficult change to implement which has no benefit to almost the entire global playerbase... To be honest it's also of no benefit to the two billionaires who are asking for it, since refusing to spend gil on items for yourself and friends removes the only function that a currency has. You could buy stacks of very valuable items and hoard those, start viewing those items as material wealth so it's compatible with your wealth addiction, in doing so preventing your gil from being capped and thus no changes to the game need be made.

[RokkuEkkusu]

Removing the gil cap is probably only gonna happen if many other players can earn the gil like the topic creator did. Until that happens, the chance of the cap being increased from the current amount is extremely low to none.

[WilhelmWhite]

There is a lot more drama than is necessary in this thread.

Agreed. This got out of hand for no reason. I stated in my original comment that I wasn't trying to attack the OP, which is exactly what I ended up doing. My apologies.

[Shalice_Icefrost]

For that same reason I decided to stop commenting or answering to not draw more negative attention to the topic. My request for devs is serious, and I have no intention to brag, but you have to admit under this circumstances there is absolutely nothing I could say that won't qualify as bragging for some people here.

[WilhelmWhite]

For that same reason I decided to stop commenting or answering to not draw more negative attention to the topic. My request for devs is serious, and I have no intention to brag, but you have to admit under this circumstances there is absolutely nothing I could say that won't qualify as bragging for some people here.

I suppose you're right about that. Again, my apologies.

[Wintersandman]

This thread has given me something to strive for. I am serious as I was trying to figure out what to do with my FFXIV career and Savage/Extremes are not it. Buying a large house is one and filling it with nice toys.

[Elamys]

Agreed. This got out of hand for no reason. I stated in my original comment that I wasn't trying to attack the OP, which is exactly what I ended up doing. My apologies.

Hey I frequently get too aggressive on these forums too <.<

[DarkDedede]

How about implementing a special "clear demimateria" type item that one can buy/sell from a special npc, for some obscene amount of gil (let's say anywhere from 1 million to 100 million). The item would be market prohibited and untradeable, so the item could not be transfered to other players, unless convereted back into normal gil. Perhaps make it so the user can only sell said item back, for the original value, if they sell it on the server they originally purchased it on. The item could stack to 999, like any normal item. It would give players an additional option to "store" gil, and it would take advantage of the current sytem. As far as I could tell, it wouldn't affect memory size of the entire player base either. They would have to add a new item, and perhaps the new exchange npc.

[Shouko]

Considering how many people actually reach that limit is so extremely few it's not worth doing so even if it's possible.