The issue is you think you need a 7/7…you really don’t.
Its just stupid gatekeeping.
I dont see it as an issue, also I am leading my static group so never worried about being gatekept, alts always creating the group so technically I am the gatekeeper
I “need”(want) a 7/7 stone for myself to build 5x3 (still way cheaper than double legendary books) and I said that as an example when I was still cutting, after a few of those sessions I got myself a 5/9 stone which is also enough for my build.
I have the gold income (raiding with 6 chars) and I think I should at least be able to freely spend it on what I want, not getting limited by anything
You are right, we don’t “need” anything, don’t need to do chaos dungeons and guardian raids, no need for dailies and weeklies but we still do, right? To get gold and materials to become stronger
A well written post. Personally I think items should cost less pheons the greater the number of times it can be traded, as market hoarding and manipulation is the perceived goal (the true goal is of course real money related but as a free game with an ability to purchase these entirely in game I do not resent this).
Therefore ability stones and items will no subsequent available trades become less of a drain financially as these are effectively removed from the market on purchase.
As for in roster trading I would like to see this being cheaper perhaps linked to Stronghold research.
Also almost obviously any pheon costs should be zero or near zero for items less than 1370 item level. It made more sense when it was slower but now it feels like a genuine waste.