So as I'm sure plenty of people have had the chance to grab their infinite amount of seals/gear. Even with change it's still incredibly easy and fast to get seals. I'm currently hoarding my crystals and selling them on the wards to make quick easy money for those too lazy to go and collect and survive the lag fests.

The lodestone banner has been changed to show the new onslaught of Atomos and its minions. Are we to assume this is permanent until the server shutdowns?

According to this:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=a84ebc2e3063cbcd47d8dc0c437fe014837c8faa

there was only an activation date. There has been no expire date set. I'm assuming they're using Atomos as a way of phasing out anima from the large aetherial crystals only to leave it in tact to teleport to the Aetherial gates for version 2.0.

I have probably 150 crystals so far. I just want to know if I the NPC to hand in my crystals is going to dissappear with atomos. Should I keep stockpiling and saving them for 2.0? Should I hand them in quickly before the NPC's are gone? Or can I keep hoarding away with no worries until just before the server shutdowns? A rep response or quotes pertaining to the duration would be awesome!