Quote Originally Posted by SpringLeaf View Post
I think you might be right. I say this too cause I remember SE making comments about too much GIl. This is a way to get people to spend it but in reality it just goes to the rich. Rich get rich, poor get poorer.

I'm gonna keep playing. Just not happy with how my time is spent in general. I can't force myself to gather end game gear to know it's gonna be garbage in 2 months.
That's why I'm currently not rushing out to buy gear, I gather my own or share mats with my LS mates. The content is shifting so fast because SE is working on a master plan.

I honestly think they are setting up a case like FFXI where we'll be holding at level 50 for a while. This will create beginner, intermediate and expert level 50 gear. Each is based on time to acquire/gil to purchase and determined by the community, as well as SE. (as to which is which). For example Darkhold gear being a lower tier level 50, Cobalt gear being higher, darksteel being higher still. Each require different time/gil requirements, but all are available to everyone. This creates progression without increasing the level cap.

I could be way off, but its an observation I've come across.