A New Synthesis Mechanic

[Eagleheart]

Two hundred seventy thousand gil can be farmed in approximately two hours farming the right kind of ore, or farming bomb ash.

I can clear five hundred thousand gil in a day with a few hours of mining. (o.O ) Hell, I have nearly a stack of darksteel ore +1 that I have mined in three days at about four hours a day. On Durandal, that is valued at a little over three million gil.

[Zhyrios]

Two hundred seventy thousand gil can be farmed in approximately two hours farming the right kind of ore, or farming bomb ash.

I can clear five hundred thousand gil in a day with a few hours of mining. (o.O ) Hell, I have nearly a stack of darksteel ore +1 that I have mined in three days at about four hours a day. On Durandal, that is valued at a little over three million gil.

is everyone as rich as you? everyone seems to think I'm a noob and must be only asking for this kind of system because i suck, right. unlike alot of people I'm not selfish like that, I'm proposing a system like this for the good of everyone, I have plenty of gil and it's always running, but you shouldn't have to fork out near 300k gil to grind a few levels on something.
What about the new players?

a system like this could go great places, its basically exactly the same as the current system, but more dynamic and realistic.

[Eagleheart]

is everyone as rich as you? everyone seems to think I'm a noob and must be only asking for this kind of system because i suck, right. unlike alot of people I'm not selfish like that, I'm proposing a system like this for the good of everyone, I have plenty of gil and it's always running, but you shouldn't have to fork out near 300k gil to grind a few levels on something.
What about the new players?

a system like this could go great places, its basically exactly the same as the current system, but more dynamic and realistic.

Sir, I did not say that you were a noob, nor am I particularly rich. I have 7.8m at the moment, primarily because I do not have the time (or the will) to farm relentlessly.

I am quite lazy, and I have millions. Anyone can do it. As I said, a couple of hours of work farming bomb ash, but also, boar hides, raptor hides, aldgoat hides and horns (horns sell particularly well), various low-level ores from mining or botany, fishing, et cetera.

There are also leves, quest rewards, and the like. It is not an unreasonable statement, saying that gil is easy to make. It is. o.o I am not denigrating you. I am stating fact.

Incidentally, dynamic I might buy, but I do wonder at this realism thing when you're playing a fantasy game where we square off against berserker killer demons of air and darkness. (>.>) And where a psychopathic fellow has called down a flippin' moon to revive an ancient evil that's gonna shred the planet. Whither realism?

[Zhyrios]

Sir, I did not say that you were a noob, nor am I particularly rich. I have 7.8m at the moment, primarily because I do not have the time (or the will) to farm relentlessly.

I am quite lazy, and I have millions. Anyone can do it. As I said, a couple of hours of work farming bomb ash, but also, boar hides, raptor hides, aldgoat hides and horns (horns sell particularly well), various low-level ores from mining or botany, fishing, et cetera.

There are also leves, quest rewards, and the like. It is not an unreasonable statement, saying that gil is easy to make. It is. o.o I am not denigrating you. I am stating fact.

Incidentally, dynamic I might buy, but I do wonder at this realism thing when you're playing a fantasy game where we square off against berserker killer demons of air and darkness. (>.>) And where a psychopathic fellow has called down a flippin' moon to revive an ancient evil that's gonna shred the planet. Whither realism?

you're thinking of realism in the wrong way then.

great fantasy epics are those that blur the line between fantasy and realism, for they can both coexist.

People need air to breath, the day is hotter in the summer and colder in the winter. This is realism, does it hurt the fantasy at all or does it enhance it by bringing the world to life?

Are we to say that because this game is set in a fantasy world, that crafting is supposed to be unrealistic?

Realism promotes a believable world, no matter how many monsters and magics and chocobos you throw in.

If people can choose to put optional ingredients in their recipes, does the world become less fantasy?

[Eagleheart]

you're thinking of realism in the wrong way then.

great fantasy epics are those that blur the line between fantasy and realism, for they can both coexist.

People need air to breath, the day is hotter in the summer and colder in the winter. This is realism, does it hurt the fantasy at all or does it enhance it by bringing the world to life?

Are we to say that because this game is set in a fantasy world, that crafting is supposed to be unrealistic?

Realism promotes a believable world, no matter how many monsters and magics and chocobos you throw in.

If people can choose to put optional ingredients in their recipes, does the world become less fantasy?

I don't think that whether you add lemon or not to the pastries really counts as adding realism into an ostensibly combat-focused game. I believe crafting is right at where it should be. There are some complex recipes, there are some that are simple. Why not try a new recipe rather than propose adjusting the entire system?

Also, you just kinda skipped over the rest of my post.

[fusional]

but you shouldn't have to fork out near 300k gil to grind a few levels on something.

then
that
is
what
leves
are
for

do people even READ? i already covered this.