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People can do things to at least hinder damned gilsellers, but their own greed makes them unable to do it.
A year ago when prices were much lower the game was enjoyable, now it's all about who has a higher credit line on their credit card. And to think these people waste more money than needed to play the game, it's really sad.
We're I a WHM, I see teleports going for 3k+ which is ridiculous. Paying gil for a teleport used to just be for courtesy and thanks, now it's payment. If only enough people would drop the prices on all teles down at least 2k gil, progression on eliminating teleport gilsellers would be in motion, although how slow and less profitable it would be.
Somewhere else I read a post by someone saying to create a linkshell for the sole purpose of getting at the gilsellers. By taking a large anti-gilseller LS and distributing them throughout the world to camp the same mobs the gilsellers are camping ( with perhaps a ratio of 1:3 ( gilseller/ls member )), claim the mob and use the drops within the LS to ward off people spending even more money which would further aid gilsellers. ( we all know not everyone is a gilseller, some people actually camp a mob to get the item and be done with it ). Also, were a linkshell to create low-mid-high level gear ( Bronze Harness for 3k? WTH!? ) and selling it much cheaper than it is now ( Credit to cr0ss )( or even distributing the gear throughout the linkshell ), it would help out new players and higher level people who just want to mess around on a low level job.
I don't care if the money is going to support his/her mom and 10 children ( I doubt anyone that " works " as a gilseller, could even get up off his/her ass to find a mate; even if that DID happen, you're children would most likely be under-nurtured ) or whatever, and we know that the gilsellers don't give a damn about what we think either; go out and get a real job...
People who buy gil are not to avoid blame for this insane inflation. They evidently only support the gilsellers and encourage them by purchasing digital code ( that would be Gil... ) that helps them in no way with life, with real currency. ( For people with no life, try leaving your home and meet fellow humans. )
Obviously I know the people can do something about the gilsellers if they tried, but someone thinks someone else would do it and thus they wouldn't have to, so they don't make any attempt at doing anything.
Something needs to be done...
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For the topics sake:
-Logitech
get a fucking life logitech, . as you recommended, go outside..... get some fresh air. do you even know what it smells like anymore?
you forget this is a VIDEO GAME. my attitude is not important, im here to have fun. what the fuck are you doing? Are you wearing armor and roleplaying a paladin because your own life is boring?
Let's not forget your rant about inflation.....all that other crap you whine about(teleports etc). You're whining I assume because you dont craft. Lazy ass bastards like you that dont craft (or buy gil) are the majority of whiners anyways. If you cant afford to buy gil, or are too lazy to craft, stfu and quit if you cant afford shit. hell, i was leveling crafts on a mule during this time, and i was making a profit leveling. no excuse for you.
So what if gil sellers are here. Do you realize there isnt a online game without them? get used to it.
Let me add one last point. you dont add anything original Logitech. You are a fucking sheep. yak yak yak about the same things everyone else does, with no solution to the problem, but you feel its productive to whine. Does it make you feel good to whine? Do you get satisfaction from it?
STFU and keep my name out of your mouth and we can keep it the same. until you come up with a solution, or quit the game, you have no place to speak.
i will say this in point
since starting over as an unnamed character I have noticed how difficult it is to get by. 3k for teles is insane, as is 3-4 mil for astrals, as well as other low level items hitting 500k to 1mill+
because i have played before I know how to make gil, but I see alot of new players with gimp gear because they dont yet have the skills, and honestly
spending the first 6 months farming just to have the right stuff to hit level 30, well, would make me quit the game.
when i came back after christmas I couldn't believe what i was seeing in the auction houses, and a friend told me alot of people bought gil for christmas. now we all know that's true as the sites were listing backorders. he really was not lying.
most things have gone down, but alot haven't. I feel like I have to do massive farming every few levels, and crafting...even when i farm the items, to buy crystals for 10k when a stack of something sells for 2-3k or doesnt sell at all, crafting is just not worth it.
i make more on raw materials then a finished product quite often.
look im tired, and this is probably jumping all over, but he has a point about the prices.
Out of control, and I often wonder how the really new people do it, but then again, I just spent the night in the dunes with a whm who had two astrals, but no clothes.
i feel bad you feel that way, but let me give you some pointers. it really is easy to craft and make money. its all a matter of observation. i notice all the people that whine talk about economy this, and market that.... inflation this, and yet none of you really understands how economics actually works. Crafting is ALL about supply and demand. Cafawn, i know you in game, so this is how im gonna help you out
you stated you make money more often on raw materials than finished product. *DING* we h4v3 a WEENN4R!
Take advantage of it. BE THE SUPPLIER AND YOU CAN SELL YOUR STUFF.
there are craft guides out there. are you really so impatient that supporting yourself through an income system is too hard? if thats the problem, im sorry, go play WOW, they literally shower you with money it seems compared to FFXI. making gil on FFXI has NEVER been easy to start. not even 2 years ago. scraping up 100k at level 20 used to take me a few days.... (yeah.... i learned how to play the system early. while JP's were crafting high level stuff, sheep hides/dhalmel hides supply was an untapped market XD)
if you cant make more than 20k a day farming, you are seriously farming the wrong stuff. i can level to 10 and make 70k+ on crystals alone. there is NO excuse. make the Raw materials that makes you money. support yourself on what sells. Making armor is for higher crafters.... if you are just crafting for the money, you need to figure out what sells.
SO WHAT if shit costs 2-3 million. materials were up to hundreds per stack..... shit. i saw FUCKING SHEEP LEATHER... 40k PER FUCKING STACK. LEVEL 2 LEATHER CRAFT, SHEEP literally SHIT OUT SKINS. GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK PEOPLE, you cant make money?!?!
PLEASE. quit whining about gilsellers. take advantage of it. i always have. make an ingame living off impatient jackasses willing to pay the 20-30k more above the list price because they bought gil and can suddenly afford to pay that much. I'm not afraid to admit, i am a price jacker. Supply and demand baby, its a beautiful thing for us sharks in the marketplace. Makes me feel good to take your money so easily.
This probably wont help any of you lazy asses. youll just keep whining like the Emo script kiddies you are. To these people, i say: DO us all a favor and QUIT. take your gil with you.
To people willing to actually work for your money: Keep your mind on your money, and it will grow. you gotta have priorities, but if youre not making more than 1 mil a month in income at level 20.... you are seriously not trying hard enough. ive seen people make 5-10 mil a week with level 50 crafts. i believe you could probably make more, if you know what you are doing. if you can make 30+ mil a week, please send me a tell in game, i want your secret, and ill love you with mouth if you tell me.
I don't agree with gilselling/buying, but I do agree with Wraithblade, there is a ton of gil to be made from nothing. When I was a low level long ago I used to farm beehive chip stacks for about 2.5k, now they are damn near 20k. Even though big name items have high prices, so do the crappy ones, and for the most part, it's pretty much in proportion. I was having trouble wording what I was trying to say and I hope that made a little bit of sense. orz
( Although I can see how " For the topics sake: -Logitech " would throw you off thinking i'm " signing " the post ( thats what the username is for... ), but I was making sure I didn't just rant and so I proceeded to contribute to the topic. My bad. )
You see where blind assumptions get you? I'm thinking you're arguing some " point " that you think there is in the conversation, when there isn't one. Think before you act. If i'm not mistaken, you think i'm Logitech? Would a widely known gilseller come and talk about fixing the economy?
" you forget this is a VIDEO GAME. my attitude is not important, im here to have fun. what the fuck are you doing? "
Then I don't know why you're wasting your " life " trying to argue with me, I just said something needs to be done to help out the new players and the current players that are trying to keep up with inflation. So wtf are you doing?
" You're whining I assume because you dont craft. Lazy ass bastards like you that dont craft (or buy gil) are the majority of whiners anyways. "
I don't even play FFXI atm, get some facts before you spit out bullshit ok? Don't even start shitting me about how would I know if I don't play, i've played FFXI since day of release in the US. I havn't played for a year and a few months as of a week or so ago, and I see how ridiculous this stuff is. So I get on my friends account and I see whats up with Ragnarok and here I am. Vana'diel and the rest of the FFXI community got along very well without gilsellers; now that there are gilsellers, you see more and more disgruntled users... I wonder why...
" not even 2 years ago. scraping up 100k at level 20 used to take me a few days.... (yeah.... i learned how to play the system early. "
( Yeah, and making 100k at level 20 " 2 years ago " could buy you most of your level 24 gear and some of your level 30 gear... Now 100k is but a grain of sand to add to the desert. 100k used to get you at LEAST 200 teleports ( 500 per tele ) but now all it can get you is around 33 teleports ( 3000 per tele ).
Apparently you've been playing just as long as some of us. But what you don't seem to understand is that as the prices go up, the only people who can really balance their gil with the inflation are the people who are already high level and have access to the materials needed to create useful profit. I am not against people that actually tried to make money, and have it. It's the people who do so, then sell their money to people who don't care to farm either... as you said, " Lazy ass bastards... ... If you cant afford to buy gil, or are too lazy to craft.. " should either try and do what every legit player does, and work for the money, or quit. And we wonder why we have level 60+ noobs...
The only reason civilized nations keep a constant rate of money within certain limits is because they have an organization, in our case the government and the Federal Reserve, that prevents inflation from occuring to unaffordable rates. Only with FFXI, there is no one to control the flow of money thus the only people who benefit from the inflation are high level people, leaving the lower levels completely helpless. We as a community, if the rest of us even care to try, need to somehow take money out of circulation. I don't know exactly how this would be done in a game like this, I just know how an economy works. Obviously thats going to really fuggin hard to even do much less think about trying to do, but it's what needs to be done for everyone to continue to enjoy the game. ( And when I say everyone, I don't mean just you Wraith )
Even if no one tries to do anything about it, would be really useful if SE would realize this problem and do something about it, but SE blows in the area of customer service. After all, they are making money, they don't care; sounds similar to the mindset of gilsellers right?
711rocks: I completely agree with you and Wraith saying money is out there to be made, i'm not against farming it. I'm trying to make a point that the money isn't in proportion with most people. The game is supposed to be fun, it shouldn't be a huge hassle to make money. ( Though it should definately take effort )
Also, don't bring up something about why i'm " wasting my life " " arguing " with you or anyone else. Because if what I say here is even regarded as a good idea, then the purpose of my posting will be a success.
LOL i came here to argue this whole thing because there are apparently some name dropping assholes who need to get the story straight (something like you pointed out I should do, maybe you should take your own advice, jackass). and im doing this because its assholes like you who are quick to judge someone who is just trying to have some fun.
Why am i wasting my time arguing here? because its fun to point little peons like you out and ask you who the hell you think you are, hiding behind your computer monitor safe and sound, free to slander whoever you want to.
~~Let ye who is without sin cast the first stone. - some bible guy with a crown or something
i get what youre crying about as far as lvl 60 nubs, but that has nothing to do with gil sales.
Example: 90% of the world is retarded. 10% are what we would call "normal". but if 90% are the retarded ones, wouldnt that make them actually the normal ones?
technically yes, but that doesnt change the fact that they are still retarded. thats why you get lvl 60 nubs. the majority of players in this game are retarded. Gotta still deal with em. its just like life, you get dumbasses everywhere trying to make a living (even retarded people have to eat) Disclaimer: If you are retarded, or know someone who is retarded, and you are offended by my use of the word retard, kiss my ass i dont care about your emo feelings.
I dont come to these forums as a patron, im here because someone mentioned my name somewhere, and im just now hearing about it. i think its funny to think that whoever you people are are still worried about this crap and are offended/pissed/annoyed w/e. Get over yourselves already. its a video game(i repeat this because some of you dont play, but still whine about it). if youre not having fun, fucking quit. Less lag for people like me who actually enjoy the game as it is.
And to Xeib specifically: as far as calling you logitech is concerned, im not the only one. like i said, i never come here, but i know a few people who were confused about what you said. We laughed about it, but noone really cared who you actually are. and if you dont fucking play, what gives you the right to complain? thats like not voting, and then complaining about who actually gets elected. Fuck off, kiss my ass, etc etc
I don't have a story. I have a point that to make FFXI more enjoyable to the people, the money in circulation needs to be controlled and limited, a point which i've made in both my posts.
" Why am i wasting my time arguing here? because its fun to point little peons like you out and ask you who the hell you think you are, hiding behind your computer monitor safe and sound, free to slander whoever you want to. "
What is your deal Wraith? I havn't put you down in any form. If people havn't noticed, all you have been doing is calling me and others names and not even addressing my main point. ( Which is what I would call slandering, you really should use a dictionary if you don't know what a word means... ) The only thing it seems you are capable of doing is spitting out curse words and derogatory comments about people, here are a few examples:
" name dropping assholes ". " assholes like you ", " lazy asses ", " Emo script kiddies "...
" assholes like you who are quick to judge someone "
And yet you insist on calling me things that seem to give a person a bad name... You don't know anyone here, how can you judge them?
" i think its funny to think that whoever you people are are still worried about this crap and are offended/pissed/annoyed w/e. Get over yourselves already. "
I've pointed out many times that i'm trying to do this for everyone... not just myself. I'm not " worried " about it. I'm addressing it because I know i'm not the only one who wants to be able to get past level 30 without spending 3/4 a million on gear. Some people just can't do it without whipping out their or their parents credit cards.
" i know a few people who were confused about what you said. We laughed about it, but noone really cared who you actually are. "
I apologized for that... get over it. The fact that you eve said " noone really cared who you actually are " probably means that youre so annoyed with me that you had to say something that immature.
" and if you dont fucking play, what gives you the right to complain? thats like not voting, and then complaining about who actually gets elected. "
I'm going to start playing again on Ragnarok, thats why I started looking around for information. This is a public forum, I don't have to have any reason to try and help people.
" Example: 90% of the world is retarded. 10% are what we would call "normal". but if 90% are the retarded ones, wouldnt that make them actually the normal ones?
technically yes, but that doesnt change the fact that they are still retarded. "
Although it doesn't change the fact that " they " are retarded, we would still be normal. " They " are the majority, and " us ", the minority. It takes people like " us " to show people like " them " what the problem is and explain it in a way " they " understand. It's called cooperation.
" Let ye who is without sin cast the first stone. - some bible guy with a crown or something "
I laughed at this one. Sin cannot be compared to what is done in a game. There simply isn't anything that can be considered " sinning ". I say this because in many religious beliefs ( i'm mainly speaking of Christianity ), no one is free from sin. Yet you're putting " sinning " in the context of buying or selling gil; which i've never done. So you see, in your terms, i've never sinned, and so the first stone was thrown. You've only " justified " my reason for " complaining ".
I know I am not the only one thinking of these things. I started posting because I do not want to go into the game again without trying to do something to change the insane prices. The fact that I have used alot of people attitudes in my posts ( whether or not I gave them credit ) shows that I am not alone. It's just not me who wants to change the economy.
I'll say once again " it's what needs to be done for everyone to continue to enjoy the game. ( And when I say everyone, I don't mean just you Wraith ) "
My point is here, i'm done. GL HF DD ( that means you too Wraith )
blah blah blah. pick me apart? i can do the same to you. the difference is, you make yourself out to look like a fool when you try doing it to me.
"What is your deal Wraith? I havn't put you down in any form"
oh reeaaaaaly? wow, you have an amazingly inaccurate short term memory. Hey Mr. Hypocrite, let me refresh you....
--"Then I don't know why you're wasting your " life " trying to argue with me"
--"Get some facts before you spit out bullshit ok"
--"The fact that you eve said " noone really cared who you actually are " probably means that youre so annoyed with me that you had to say something that immature."
and one to grow on.....
--"If only partial genocide wasn't illegal..."
Damn dude. *scratches head* didnt put me down in anyway? jeez.... i must be a sensitive guy, cause i sure as hell thought that stuff wasnt exactly complimenting me for my good looks.
--"You don't know anyone here, how can you judge them?"
LOL *scratches head again* wow asshole. I do belive my point is you judged me first. NONE OF YOU know me, yet you judged me pretty damned quick. Hey MR. Self Righteous (AKA XEIB) im judging not only you, but this whole damned community that thinks they had a right to judge me without my say. FUCK ANYONE who thinks im not gonna speak my mind, and most of all, Fuck you xeib, and your self important, high and mighty, better-than-thou attitude. Its people like you who get their asses kicked at bus stops, amusement parks, and train stations, while people watch and enjoy the show, cause they got what was coming to them.
" laughed at this one. Sin cannot be compared to what is done in a game. There simply isn't anything that can be considered " sinning ". I say this because in many religious beliefs ( i'm mainly speaking of Christianity ), no one is free from sin....... "
yadda yadda yadda etc etc etc rest of the post was pretty much bullshit.
take your own advice and
--"Get some facts before you spit out bullshit ok"
well well. never sinned eh? youre fooling yourself for starters.... if you ever skipped a sermon in church, or wiped you nose a way the bible doesnt say you can, i think they call that sinning. how should i know, im not religious. i think you missed the whole sarcastic approach that i THOUGHT was obvious by my obviously general quoting. "some bible guy with a crown or something" if i was deeply religious, i would have put exactly who.... but i went for a tone of sarcasm to show you how hilarious this whole thing is.
Let me add another quote for you religious types. JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED.
Damn, whats this? am i judging you? youre goddamn right im judging you. Whatcha gonna do now? Bee-hatches!
"My point is here, i'm done. GL HF DD ( that means you too Wraith )"
hey buddy, i got one for you too. no wait, take two. really....
t(ò_ó)t
-------and that my friends, is what i call some high-quality verbal ass kicking. Have a nice day xeib.
PS - i kinda anticipate this to de-evolve into a grammar + spelling match now. lets skip that and keep it on topic please. i dont really care about grammar etc, my message is whats clear. keep my name out of your mouth, and ill stop talkin about you. keep running your mouth and im not going away. Ya dig, son?
Take your dispute to PMs, your discusion is no longer a logical debate about goods and bads of gilselling and it isn't even the original topic of this thread. You've both been warned, if you want to continue I'll be handing these lovely warning flags to go on your name.
To wrap up wraithblade's last closest logical debate to the topic is the age old statement "Everyone is doing it, why can't I?" were I think Xeib was trying to rebuttle "It isn't moral so you shouldn't do it."
If you want to get the legal aspect on one side the items can be claimed as Virtual Property. The game also not just simply a game it is also a community (When ever you are doing something with a group of people it becomes a community and has moral rules to it). SquareEnix already made it clear that all Virtual Property obtained in this game is still SquareEnix's property and only SquareEnix's property so anyone selling gil or items by law is stealing from SquareEnix.
Evidence of this is SquareEnix's action in permanently banning accounts that they fell without a doubt were stealing from them. Now that this has been summarized if you two want to continue do it in PMs or if you want others to put in their oppinions to it then take it to a new thread and most importantly be civil about it!
You apparently didnt read a word i said. at no point did i say i bought gil, so this has nothing to do with "If everyone can do it, why cant I".
Pay attention, people. i dont care who you are.... MY NAME was mentioned in a way that would be, in most societies, called slander. im telling ALL of you who took the right to judge to fuck off.
That was my point. The fact that you even allow a thread to post names of people that you THINK are gillsellers is totally up to you assholes who moderate. Me coming here is a direct result of YOU who think you can just judge someone without repercussions.
This isnt about Xeib, Macht.... its about all those assholes who posted before without thinking who they were talking shit about. Xeib just stood up and got in my fucking way like a moron, so i had to put him in his place before pointing my finger back to the rest of you. If it had been you was talkin about me macht, it would have been you who i would be directing my verbal assault against.
Bottom Line: When you talk about someone..... make sure you get your facts straight before you call people trash. truthfully, i dont give a goddamn who any of you are. But understand this one thing..... im not here to correct any problems, im just here to point to you little whiny bitches and tell you to shut the fuck up and leave my name outta this place. Do that, and you will never see me post here again.
PS: Fuck you and your fucking warning flags. Im not a puppy who needs a slap on my nose, or someone to tell me i been a bad boy. kiss my shiny metal ass, bee-hatch! Ban me if you want, ive said what i had to say to you Pieces of ______ (insert your own, personal obsenity, any one of em will do)
Bottom Line: When you talk about someone..... make sure you get your facts straight before you call people trash. truthfully, i dont give a goddamn who any of you are. But understand this one thing..... im not here to correct any problems, im just here to point to you little whiny bitches and tell you to shut the fuck up and leave my name outta this place. Do that, and you will never see me post here again.
PS: Fuck you and your fucking warning flags. Im not a puppy who needs a slap on my nose, or someone to tell me i been a bad boy. kiss my shiny metal ass, bee-hatch! Ban me if you want, ive said what i had to say to you Pieces of ______ (insert your own, personal obsenity, any one of em will do)
Quit trying to be a hard ass. I know it must be rough getting picked on in your day to day life but acting like a tough guy on internet forums does not make you any less pathetic. So go back to marching band practice and quit trying to be hard.
Hori retreated from battle. What a coward.
Hori
San d'Oria
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Hardass attempts or not, I see where he's coming from. I'd be furious too, if someone slandered my name with grounds to do so. He was right to lash out.
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