How will new players perceive this game? (A pessimistic outlook)

[Valhinjin]

It is crazy easy to make money in this game. Don't know what the deal is. Seriously if you don' craft for yourself you are missing out on half the game. I've never had a problem making gear and buying pieces I can't make. Maybe I'm on a server with a decent pop, I dunno. Never been an issue.

People comparing prices to FFXI haven't played lately. Inflation has gone through the roof and prices are ridiculous. At least on my server. 80k for a lvl 16 item in ffxiv isn't a lot considering you can make that in a day or so at that level, and its kind of pointless anyway since you'll be lvl 25 inside of a week. Don't invest too much in your character at a low level. People charge those prices because the money is there and other buy it. Stop buying, wait till your level pace slows down.

And as for mats, 90% of them can be gathered yourself and there's no reason to buy them. Not to mention local leve rewards.