It's interesting that Savage gear is the sacred line that the cash shop should not cross for most people, when the common claim is that FF14 is aimed towards a casual playerbase and only a tiny percentage actually raids at Savage or above.

I'm not supporting gear in the cash shop at all, but curious why something that applies to something like 5% of players, that most don't care about and even admit on another thread here that they never intend to try it, is seen as no-go and "winning". While the greater majority of players collect glamour, minions, use retainers and participate in housing, but that's fine. Sometimes people use phrases like "you don't need vanity items", but do we need Savage gear? We don't even use gear in PvP here and logs break ToS so you can never show off your numbers.

So, why IS savage gear (that applies to hardly anyone) crossing the line, when vanity items (that apply to the majority) are all good?