Hey you all, it's Gimley from Bismarck. As a concerned citizen sorta, I just wanted to ask, "What the hell is happening to our server?"
In the past I have read about the monstrosity of bad things that have happened to other servers-extreme RMT competition, inflation, price gouging. It just seemed up until the last few weeks, our server had been relatively safe. Compared to other servers we have really been a decent server. Prices on our server for SH, Vermilion Cloak, decently good and NECESSARY items were not that high of price, we all had a chance to buy them with perhaps a little work.
But for some reason, which I just can't explain, the last three weeks on our server has been absolute HELL. That's the easiest way to explain it. For example, the price for V-claws has jumped UNGODLY amounts, the price of Siren's hair has went from 1 million to 2.2 millionish in a week. Dragon talons(necessary for Iqqira Weskit) has increased so dramatically the Weskits are now being sold for 8.5 million-when recently they were only 2 million or so.
I understand we are ALL trying to profit and make gil in some way, why else would we farm, kill NMs, craft, etc. But the thing I just don't understand is are we going to be so stingy that we are willing to pretty much price gouge and rape each other of gil just to make a profit when we could reasonably sell for much less and still make an EARNEST profit to live off of.
I'm not here ranting about making money, I realize we all are trying to survive in the game. But damn guys, it just doesn't feel right with these extreme recent price hikes. I feel bad when my friends talk to me and tell me they are considering quitting because they can't even buy mediocre equipment now, when I can't buy the stuff I want. It JUST isn't right you all.
I also understand RMT can be the ones hiking the prices up, but it isn't JUST them. While the price for basic synthing items are rising, prices for items don't have to be hiked up so much
All in all, I just want to say let's help each other out here in our time on Bismarck. Let's all work together and look out for one another. I love this game, and I love this community. You are all great, and I don't want to see anyone ran out of this place because of the bad things that are occurring right now. Thanks you all, and just consider what I've said.
Isaiah