Whatever I have to say has probably already been said,
But lemme vent:
This is a ******** terrible idea.
It's just alchemy for irl money.
Making "fabulous new items" or w/e for gaia cash, for chance bundles, for some other form of currency/components, to then craft items is ******** ridiculous;
and when they do s**t like this they always act like the're just putting out new cool items out on the site (for you to eventually obtain);
when this is literally the most ludicrous stretch I've seen yet to maybe, possibly, eventually, ever if you're lucky, get neat items.
..Like... This is the farthest-out-of-reach way they've possibly come up with for us to get items so far.
...I just.... It's absurd.
...I can't even..
Bleh</3
I am pretty sure the road to glory isn't supposed to be paved with shitty microtransactions.
Like srsly, Gaia. emotion_donotwant
[Though I'd hardly say they're micro, anymore...? Just split up into ridiculous, unnecessary tiers for no reason..?
..Because that's supposed to make it "fun," and game-like somehow? --Can you say "unnecessary grind"?]