When I first read that they were going to screw around with the gil, I had to admit I was pretty narked about it.

omfgwtfbbq How dare they take my gil!

But now after thought and consideration and getting over the shock of not having crazy huge numbers in my wallet, I'm honestly not that fussed. I think it's a great change.
I rarely buy from NPC because the prices are so crazy (20k+ for a lv12 tool? nowai!), but if everything's getting redone price-wise in 2.0 it's going to make things so much better. Much less painful for me as a CUL when I rely heavily on NPCs for certain materials, I mean.... who wants to pay over 2k for a cabbage? Not me! lol

I miss XI's economy. Granted, farming was a total ball-ache (or an ovary-ache if like me you lack testicles) but I have to admit it was a much more rewarding process instead of like now you merely have to wink and an NPC and you get a gilbath.