Eventual Economic Disaster

[Duelle]

Agreed.

What's odd is DoL/H classes are an FFXIV uniqueness and have the potential to be some of the most interesting content in the game.

Instead Square Enix treats them like the runt of the litter. Insane amount of wasted potential here.

Thats probably because letting crafters and gatherers stranglehold the economy and player progression is not exactly fun for those who aren't playing the markets or simply don't enjoy crafting.

I have, economy was perfectly fine until gilsellers did their $1 per Million sale on xmas 2005.

And you conveniently forgot that what led to it was stupid things like "WTH you don't have a scorpion harness/haubergeon +1 and dual sniper rings +1 and a 3 stacks of sole sushi +1?!?!?!? /kick", which meant that to stay up to par you were either farming beehive chips ad nauseum or getting your gil from less than legitimate means.

The game's focus on rarity and several other boneheaded decisions by XI's devs only made gil sellers that much more prosperous.