I am level 50, currently farming Castrum for ATP and have found myself broke and broken. I am completely out of Gil and my gear is all at 0% durability.
I hit level 50 with about 200k in my pocket, pretty confident that I had a nice little nest egg. Then I started the Relic Reborn quest and ATP grind. First I bought my Relic precursor, 60k, then I bought two Quicktongue III materia, another 60k each, leaving me with a mere 20k or so left.
I shrugged it off, figured I would make enough money for repairs during my ATP runs. What a mistake. Half way to my Darklight gear and I have found myself completely out of Gil and all my gear in serious need of repairs.
Wtf do I do now? I started leveling my Botanist but so is apparently everyone else on Behemoth server and as such material prices are looooow. Not to mention how long it takes to level the class, while I still need to farm ATP to keep up with my FC.
I have no problem with money being a chore to obtain, requiring time and grind but I should surely still be able to recoup the losses I obtain by simply playing the game. Else SE has created a game where you slowly kill your character simply by playing.