Bot's on Market Board...? Really?

[Jojoya]

Something that takes less than 5 minutes to make and is necessary for players hoping to go further than what they can manage to scrounge from repeated clears of dungeons or buying with white scrip, should not cost 100k+.

You didn't walk into a guild, unlock the needed class then make the item 5 minutes later. There was still considerable effort to level, gear, meld, etc. before you could attempt to craft the item.

Don't undersell the value of the personal effort you put in to get the to the point you're able to craft an item.

And of course it should cost 100k+ when you're comparing to the value of the effort the other player would have to put into farming the equivalent items in the intended gear progression path. The value set needs to be high enough for the player to weigh the decision whether they are better off buying or doing the content. Buying off the MB should never be seen as the cheaper option.

Nor does logic apply to people who need a full Exarchic set the moment they hit 80 because stepping foot into any sort of content and farming gear in what is possibly the least grindy MMO out there to obtain gear, is somehow too much work.

I'd stretch your second point a bit and say logic doesn't apply to the marketboard in general because it's just a convenience system with optional items of subjective value. Those who provide the convenience are going to value their time differently based on their own needs and wants.

The problem is the bots out there that take that convenience to a whole new level, upsetting the markets for those who can't AFK to do other things while crafts continue to spit out.