You are trolling if you are not using essences and actions in Delubrum

[Goji1639]

I like farming them. But it is often hard to find a party. And farming alone is less than ideal...

But what I don't like is spending the time and farming and then getting screwed over by RNG when I - again - don't get the right essences afterwards...

And what I really don't like is the general design of the content. Why do I have to farm these essences in the first place? Why is the content balanced with them in mind? What purpose has this entry barrier? Why do I need to grind essences just to be able to grind Delubrum?
And why does the DF not have fixed roles like everywhere else? Why can't we just switch roles inside? Why do I have to use essences and lost actions to turn my DD class into a healer instead of just pressing a button and switch to WHM?

It is just stupid.

It's just a lazy way to prolong the content by creating a non-rewarding feedback loop.

It's like if every time you ran an Expert Roulette it destroyed a piece of your gear and forced you to buy/craft a replacement. On the surface, from SE's perspective, it seems like a win/win, because it causes a feedback loop that uses roulettes to stimulate the economy, engage crafters and move gil. Most players will see it for the manipulative, non-rewarding time sink it is, though, and basically just start queuing up with the cheapest, crappiest gear they can get away with.