Does SE just hate crafters?

[Burrmanchu]

See below. Someone honestly summed it up better than I could.

There's amazing and intelligent replies between here and there too. You'll love it.





Ok I lied about the last part.

[Lyrinn]

One-track minded much? Low-mid level gears are selling like crazy because of all the spiritbonders trying to take advantage of the materia prices.

[Mandudez]

Yes.

#lolbadcrafters

[Donjo]

Lyrinn makes a great point. Demand of one commodity is usually coupled with demand for whatever is necessary to find/make/use it. As a crafter, you make money by playing the market, meaning that you study the Auction House, figure out what's most in demand, and make that for maximum profit. If Materia isn't tied to your profit anymore at the moment, just do something else. It's not like you're no longer able to make money.

It's also worth noting that, on Diabolos at least, Materia prices went sky high the second the patch dropped... but they're already lowering and now aren't that much higher than usual anymore. 2-5x the previous price instead of 100x is definitely more manageable.

As for your third note...

You're only paying a sub to run Brayflox if that's what you choose to do with your sub. But hey, if you want to pay $15 a month to run a 8-10 minute piece of content over and over, more power to you. SE is still getting your money. The rest of us will do all of the other things the game has to offer instead

[Black91CRX]

Why people would pay outrageous prices for materia when they can bond their own in less than an hour is beyond me.

[Lemuria]

Why people would pay outrageous prices for materia when they can bond their own in less than an hour is beyond me.

That part should be pretty obvious. Why spend 1hr to spirit bond a few materia when you can purchase 20 of them in only a few seconds? We live in an age where people are more than happy to pay for the convenience of having someone else do the work for them.

Higher grade materia is a pain to get since you'll need higher tier equipment or you need to get lucky with an ilvl 55. Using higher grade equipment also bumps up the costs considerably, making it hard to justify when compared to the countless cheaper alternatives already on sale in the markets.

[SharpShooterMel]

That part should be pretty obvious. Why spend 1hr to spirit bond a few materia when you can purchase 20 of them in only a few seconds? We live in an age where people are more than happy to pay for the convenience of having someone else do the work for them.

Higher grade materia is a pain to get since you'll need higher tier equipment or you need to get lucky with an ilvl 55. Using higher grade equipment also bumps up the costs considerably, making it hard to justify when compared to the countless cheaper alternatives already on sale in the markets.

Exactly. People rather pay then take the time like some that don't mind the farm or grind.

[Black91CRX]

That part should be pretty obvious. Why spend 1hr to spirit bond a few materia when you can purchase 20 of them in only a few seconds?

Who can afford 20 top tier materia at 150K each? I'm just saying it's ridiculous to pay that much when spirit bonding is so easy.

[Adler]

Not sure if it is SE fault that someone has got lvl 50 crafter but still has no idea how to make money from crafting.
Will stick to classics and advise to start using your upper head for thinking. Or just try to search market first and then craft.

P.S.
materia problem is not a problem - it has at least 3 different, easy and fast solutions

[Paruza]

Who can afford 20 top tier materia at 150K each? I'm just saying it's ridiculous to pay that much when spirit bonding is so easy.

Didn't you just answer your own question? The person who does that "easy" work and sells the materia. Keep in mind, the prices can only inflate to the extent that people are willing to pay. So do both if you wish, make materia, keep the stuff you want, sell that which you don't, use the money you make to buy the stuff you want.

That's just how economics work, and there's only so much stuff that gil is widely useful for, so expect to see that gill dumped into the things people care about.