The red line is crossed now - Bots, cheaters, hackers, gil-seller

[NYCAcimStudent]

Keep in mind guys, that if you really push for HARSH black and white ToS rules. That'll also clip the modding community and the damage meter communities.

Though, I'd really like to see FFXIV sell in-game tokens like Warcraft does.

No, I DON'T want to see that. I am a refugee from that token system in WoW. Unlimited buying power has created hyper-inflation in World of Warcraft.

Why is this bad? Check out the Blizzard forums. There are guilds that cannot raid anymore because they cannot afford the raw materials to make their pots. If they were to gather their own raw materials, the time it would take to get everything they need would far exceed the actual amount of time that they are in the raid. That is considered a BAD DEAL. The cost-benefit analysis tells us that the time put into gathering would not be worth the end result if it dramatically cuts down on raid time.

From what I see, the only time tokens work properly are if they are in a controlled economy, i.e., the vendors. Non-market board transactions do not jump up in price to meet the wallets of the players with the most gold.

FFXIV is in a weird sort of equilibrium now. Items are on the cheap side but not too cheap. Can we handle the opposite when things become way too expensive? If I am forced to choose, I will take too cheap.