It's time to reevaluate the idea of adding a PLEX/Chronoscroll-like system to FFXIV

[Ceodore]

Please no.

This allows you to buy Gil with RL money which is NOT okay imo.

A system like this isn't entirely bad. It's when it's abused that you run into problems. Regulations, controls, and limitations on such a system are necessary to make it work properly and limit the effects the real world economy have on the game economy. Regulations on sale prices, Controls on access, and Limitations on the amount that can be purchased from real world money are all necessary to limit these effects. It may seem like it might stifle the system entirely, but the real truth is that any other way, the system would fall into chaos, corruption, and greed.

The good that can come from this system, when properly handled, can be that players that DO have limited time to make gil, can do it in other ways. we aren't talking about pay to win things though. Things like best gear should not be obtainable this way. Items like Gil boosters, EXP boosters, or time scolls are perfect items for this kind of controlled system. If you have the gil, play for free, and the people who want a quick buck can still make a bit of gil, but it's regulated so that it doesn't get out of control. The rich may play for free then, but then the gil moves from the rich to those selling items, but the people selling the items can't just buy 40 at a time, they have to abide by maybe 1 scroll a month. So either they buy a scoll and use it, and not have to pay for time next month, or just stick with a subscription and sell it. Similar limits should be on items like Gil and EXP boosters too.