Please let us buy gil since it's not pay to win.

[Remedi]

They killed materia market the moment you could recycle materia, get it from eureka, get it with clusters and hunting seals and generally giving tons for free during SB levelling.
The materia market is literally crying on my server, I personally used to sell materias once now it's really not worth it, I used them to pentameld my gear and that's about it.

Frankly I never had to rely on anyone from SB launch for food/potions/craft, which honestly is a bit problematic as I said

[Colt47]

They killed materia market the moment you could recycle materia, get it from eureka, get it with clusters and hunting seals and generally giving tons for free during SB levelling.
The materia market is literally crying on my server, I personally used to sell materias once now it's really not worth it, I used them to pentameld my gear and that's about it.

Frankly I never had to rely on anyone from SB launch for food/potions/craft, which honestly is a bit problematic as I said

The problem I have with materia is that you should be able to just stick them in your armor like gems in WoW. Instead they made it convoluted by having to either go to a crafter or an npc to meld it. Then there is the whole concept of "over melding" that I don't get. On top of which, I've never had a reason to use materia. Food and materia alike feel very "win more" and have more so become a source of income for me, especially since the armor just doesn't last long enough to justify decking it out in luxury items that sell for 50k sometimes on the market boards.