As an artist I'm not surprised. It is a massive bummer though for people with not that much cash to spend irl, not capable of spending, or simply not wanting to spend irl currency onto art. Also a bummer for artists who had this as their ingame income.
But I have to agree. Trying to 'settle' and argument between artist and client over gil means that SE has to judge an ingame economy (what is hugely different per server as well) and the skill/time/effort the artist has put into it. Art is one of those things you cannot price, but the artist him/herself.
Nothing holds artists back from doing it though. Just as with parsers, as long you do not mention them ingame, you can get away with it.
Cannot blame the site for not wishing to step onto SE toes though and banning advertisement of it. It -could- get them in trouble after all.
But I have to agree. Trying to 'settle' and argument between artist and client over gil means that SE has to judge an ingame economy (what is hugely different per server as well) and the skill/time/effort the artist has put into it. Art is one of those things you cannot price, but the artist him/herself.
Nothing holds artists back from doing it though. Just as with parsers, as long you do not mention them ingame, you can get away with it.
Cannot blame the site for not wishing to step onto SE toes though and banning advertisement of it. It -could- get them in trouble after all.
