The Current Ecnomical State of ARR

[Daeana]

SE has made a great system for many different styles of play but it has ran havoc on the economy for many different reasons. For starters the largest problem I see is that in FFXIV it is to easy and cheap to live. What do I have to spend money on. Technically I don't have to spend a Dime of in game money on anything. Consumables are nice, but are not needed for basic content, food can be found in Guildleve quests. Gear is handed out and if you play your Guild leve and content Correctly you really don't have to buy anything. If you spend all of your time on Battle content there is systems in place to give you gear for what ever it is that your trying to do. on top of that they do give steady income as well as other small rewards. Fate, Duty Roulette all of these aspects give gil my not be a lot but if your not spending it then your collecting it.

Most people use money for Looks (Glamour) and interior house and Room Decor if your involved with a guild as of right now till they potentially bring out apartments.

Now we will go into Crafting 101 and THE COST of crafting. How much does crafting cost you NOT A DAM THING= just like all things in life you start from Raw materials So gathering is where it starts whether it is by a pickaxes & hammer or Hatchet & scythe or even fishing pole or lastly Treasure hunting and content, all that it costs you is TIME. This is also related to real world economics as well. We want to be paid for our time. Why does that item cost 1 gil up to 4 million gil because SOME BODY OUT THERE WANTS IT.

Supply & Demand
There is always money to be made in these games I am an UNDERCUTTER and proud of it. I want my stuff to sell I don't care how low I have to go to make it go first and fast I also look at it from the perspective of how hard was this really to make for me. Did I have to buy my materials or did I go out and harvest them myself. what is a fair price to me for this item did I collect it though a quest can do i need it or can some poor other sap that is flat as broke use this to upgrade there gear set.

Crafting itself is a HUGE money sink for us because of the Items and materia NEEDED to be melded into our gear that just sucks our accounts dry unless you have found a way to pad your accounts before the updates if you are a small guild or solo crafter the world of crafting becomes hard fast. For me personally it is about picking your fights wisely and seeing what items and material you have readily available to you.

In my personal opinion the current system of crafting in FFXI isn't about making money as much as it is being useful to others in there time of need or creating a set of gear that looks different. The harder and faster you level it Presents opportunists the chance to make money but for the majority of us crafting is a means to an end and about outfitting our friends and family while being a time and money sink on the players trying to master it. I am not a rich player but I could be if I wanted to spend more time on the works of crafting but there Potential of what crafting has to offer in comparison to everything else in the game I find it lacking in the luster to be competitive with blue End Game Gear at this point. but the Glamour side of things and housing items is where the money is at currently.