Being tempted to buy gilFollow

^^ hey luc.

That's great. The 1st rule of allakhazam....NEVER POST ABOUT GIL!!!!
=)

All i can say is, buy gil if u really want, but be prepared to get flamed for it if people find out.

I used to have strong feelings against gil buyers/sellers, b/c of how much time it took me to earn gil. After a year of farming, crafting, fighting HNM's, camping NM's, and doing BCNM runs I'm burnt out. I just had my 2nd child and I decided it was a great time to stop playing FFXI. Mainly b/c there would be no way I would have time to earn gil, and still have fun in game. Now that time is such an issue, I understand how some people resort to buying gil. I have checked some of the gil buying sites out and I see how a lot of noobs are able to get scorpion harnesses and Haubys LOL. I also figured out that when someone says a friend left them a 7mil gil item, it usually means they have been gil shopping.

Yes I will agree with certain posters that money making is annoying and time consuming. And I agree that this is a game design "flaw" in someways. In some ways, I am tempted to play WoW (which the game easier and less time consuming) for that reason, but my work kind of limit me to few choices of hobbies.

I do still stress skill/behavior > gear. If you have to spend real money to make your precieved "skill" better, then you are cheating yourself. And I do believe there are better way to spend real money than making them into virtual currency and messes up other players who make money in the way that game is designed. A lot of those FlyingLS threads may disappear, if people do not buy less gil. And I prefer seeing less homeless people or having a new car over a virtual item.

You can be great and respected without the best gear in the game. Haha I got to see how our favorite Elathia in action as White Mage recently, and he is really good (better than me XD) without having leet stuff like Vermillion Cloak or a Serkit Ring or other stuff. I myself logged over 200 days (/blush), and never have a Noble Tunic. Like in RL, it is what one does that earns respect.