They've stated that for Crafting leves and quest, they are no longer going to give out all the ingredients for free anymore. That, This new binding system, materia craft. How it all intertwines with each other will be very interesting to test in the coming months.

I don't really know what one considers a good economy or not, but i guess to me, its when i put up farie apples and have them sell to someone who needed it, not so much the amount of money I get out of it.