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Originally posted by Sheila
Umm... no.
Not everyone is that stupid nor vain. Most of the people I've seen who are into the 'luxury' collecting are very smart and calculating individuals. What other people think hardly affects their buying decisions.
That's like telling the leaders of HNM LSes to not pay the insane prices of the items they can afford. These are prices which they can pay and you're expecting them to sit tight and be happy with mediocrity when they're constantly raising large amounts of money which NEEDS to be used.
The gil NEEDS to be spent because in case you aren't paying attention.. inflation means the value of gil is going down while actual items are going up. The sooner you buy, the better the deal.
But you're telling me it's plain ole greed? Then the whole endgame is about greed! There is such thing as hierarchy, there are people who will be priviledged enough to get what others can't. Simplify the gil inflation problems as much as you can, the problem is you need to accept the fact that it's a lot more complicated than "omg ppl want items make it stop".
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No no, I actually agree with you.
It may be hard to believe but im speaking just on 1 segment of the population, the lower levels 1-45(50), Basically the pre AF levels.
Im rich to so I cant say I wont buy high ticket items, when I can obvisouly afford them. The greed im talking about is the way people try to push the market unfairly, then some poor sap comes along(im the poor sap sometimes), and spends 5.5k on firecrystals when the last selling point was 4k. thats what im talkin about. I could care less if some HNMLS puts items on the market for 5 mil. If someone can afford it buy, by all means.
Im talking about the lower level players that cant afford to buy an Poerful Rope. Not the rich high level player that s currently leveling a lower level job.
there are things in the game which people berate each other for simply because they dont possess said item. So what are those players options.
1) Farm gil? Some people dont have the time nor inclination to farm items even though some of us make the time to do so.
2)Buy Gil? Easiest way out they can stop the harrassment, have some gil in their gobbiebags and have "fun"
"Although its not my idea of fun"
Me personally I dont play for endgame only, So i cant speak on what happens in most HNMLS, even though i'm casual member in a few. I hope on get a cool title, I dont ask for drops the fights do it for me. Then I never look back at that HNM again, except screenies. The game has generated a fair amount of greed among players and not just at "endgame" levels. But across all levels.
The issue is much more complicated than banning gil sellers, and for a game it gives alot of people alot of stress just to log in daily.
Money stress, HNMLS stress, Normal stress, etc.
You cant ban every greedy player because theirs no way to force someone not to be greedy.
What im saying is that IF players stopped beratting other players about what equips they are wearing it would solve alot of things.
Not everyone is as strong willed as you and me Sheila, I dont expect them to be, Unfortunately their fellow players do.
I know When i first started ffxi that I didnt wear the "BEST" gear just to level, I wore level appropriate items, So did most japanese.
Hell Monster signa used to sell for 10k on Ramuh. Rabbit charm was the most expensive at 100k. In todays game people DO, down each other in level up PT's for not having Haubergeon or a snipers ring.
When you fight HNM's I think those Equips should come into play, But just for normal level up?