Quote Originally Posted by NintenPyjak64 View Post
People feel the need to buy gil for Mercs, i70 or i90 crafted gear, guild housing. It'd be different if people actually worked for their money (a vast majority do I'm sure) however there's always those "Gimme gimme right now" people
It's not so much of a need is that the people who buy gil are simply too lazy to put the minimum amount of effort to earn the gil. Even if SE were to send a certain amount of gil into the mail each 30 days you subscribe, some people would still turn to disreputable 3rd party sources to purchase gil. Why? Because they feel they can use it to satiate their desire for instant gratification.