Getting DoL/DoH scrip purchases have never been easier with Zhloe's turn-ins every week, you barely have to work at-it. Red scrips had been nerfed to the ground for months. You only need it for goblin cup upgrades or if you want Tier V materia. So to say nothing has changed is a bit of fallacy.

If you don't have the skill to do Alexander Savage, then I don't see why you are complaining. This isn't a free lunch pass for those who can't do Savage. The game rewards skill, and that isn't a bad thing at-all. We've had i270 gear and i275 weapons for six months now if you worked for it.

You can learn to even do Zurvan EX for an i265, for free, you can get weapons for every job you have.

You can do an anima like many have, including raiders.

There are options for everyone to get gear and weapons.

If you want to live by the "free, little easy skill" options, that is your decision. You can wait at the back of the line, the last patch of this xpac for the free raid unlock.