This thread has to be a joke. While I do feel that FFXIV lives by the motto "Progression is for the lucky", this is a -casino-. You complain about MGP being needed for chocobo raising, but you can very easily get all the MGP you need -for- chocobo raising/coverings simply by -racing chocobos-. I've won far more from TT and Chocobo racing than I ever have from the mini or jumbo cactpot, but that doesn't mean there's a problem with mini or jumbo cactpot.

The RNG aspect of the Gold Saucer is only a problem if you're looking to the lottery as your primary source of MGP income. And, like in real life, if you're relying on the lottery to get what you need/want, you're doing something wrong.