If SE is taking away my hard work...

[viion]

The question you have to truly consider though is are you willing to pay 30m for the bow right now? If no, then the pricing doesn't concern you at all. If yes, the question then becomes "are you willing to pay 150m for it right now." If no, then guess what? Chances are almost everyone feels the same way. If yes, then I have some things I'd like to sell you.

I would pay 30m. I have 30m.
In 2.0 if the price goes to 10m. I will have 3m.
I wont be able to buy it anymore.

In 2.0 if the prices goes to 3.1m. I will have 3m.
I wont be able to buy it anymore.

However.

I would be willing to pay 45m (50% more)
Thus it could go to 4.5m and I be happy to go buy it if I have enough.
It could of been 30m and go to 4.5m and I be happy to pay it.
Those who could buy it before, now cant because I and others balanced it out at 4.5m
Which is 50% more.

So what I am saying is, Due to ARR, the price of an item increased 50% more
where it would have not in the current economy as its not increasing in value now.

I cant get it more simpler than this, this is the exact reason, why > I < believe I am losing Gil, because the reduction of the item did not go to 1/10th and I have to pay more than what I had to originally.

You may not find this as losing gil, you may call it anything you want, describe it in anyway you want and try tell me I am wrong, but you won't succeed, because to me, this is the reason why I think myself, and other people, are losing Gil.

I do not buy from NPC's.
I do not Rent Chocobos.
I do not use the repair person.
I do not use the airship.
I do not purchase from Qiqirn Market.

All those gil sinks are irrelevant to me, and I bet a lot of others. Their costs could be x400 or 1/1000th it would have zero effect to me.