25k seals...

[Raldo]

I think the main issue people have with seals, myself included, is the sheer amount of time required to get 25,000 of them.

Yes, they can be obtained solo. Yes, they're easy to get. You know what it isn't, though? Fun. Hours and hours of repeating the same thing is not fun. I don't care if you're the most efficient seal farmer in the world, it still take several hours of dedicated effort to get 25,000 seals. For gear? That's fine. But simply for the chance at doing a quest / rank-up? It just seems excessive.

I always thought the seals were meant to reward us for our efforts with gear, but most people are stuck hoarding them for rank ups.

[Asiaine]

I think the main issue people have with seals, myself included, is the sheer amount of time required to get 25,000 of them.

Yes, they can be obtained solo. Yes, they're easy to get. You know what it isn't, though? Fun. Hours and hours of repeating the same thing is not fun. I don't care if you're the most efficient seal farmer in the world, it still take several hours of dedicated effort to get 25,000 seals. For gear? That's fine. But simply for the chance at doing a quest / rank-up? It just seems excessive.

I always thought the seals were meant to reward us for our efforts with gear, but most people are stuck hoarding them for rank ups.

Let's do some maths!
Caravan run will net between 500-1000, but let's use 750 (as that's pretty common to get). Therefore, 750 every 15 minutes is:
750 * 4 = 3000 seals per hour!

Now, let's say I decide to average one hour a day to caravan runs. Over the course of a month, I would get:
3000 * 30 = 90,000 seals!

Okey, let's say that's too much. Let's say I want to only do caravan runs an average of 3 hours a week:
3000 * 3 = 9000 seals / week!
9000 * 4 = 36,000 seals / month!

So, if you contribute to your grand company that you joined and choose to be an upstanding member of a mere 3 hours per week, you will earn 36,000 seals a month!

Now let's spend those seals!
After 1 month you have 36,000 seals.
You spend 25,000 seals to get a promotion, leaving you 11,000 seals.... but wait! That's not all! You now unlock a quest, and this quest rewards you with............. 5000 SEALS!!!!
Finish your quest, and you end up with 16,000 seals!

What does this mean? Be a good member of yoru GC for 3 hours a week, and after a month, after a promotion, after your quest, you STILL have 16,000 seals!

Keep up the good work soldier, and a month later (before 1.23) You'll get another 36,000 seals putting you at..... 52,000 SEALS!!!!! Time to go shopping and buy that lovely new Lieutenant's Weapon (or 2)!

All this (and more!) can be had for only 3 hours per week! Run, don't walk, to your nearest recruitment center and sign up now! Remember, service guarantees seals!