I'm sure most of you have seen it posted in various other forums on this site, but the Dec. update is holding out so much promise for the things we've been complaining about most. I'm anxious to see what alternatives they are going to add for the monopolized items as well as why they felt it necessary to reitirate their policy on gil selling and buying.
Not to mention the new quests and the chat filter changes (will others in my party finally be able to see my pet's damage without have to put up with the other party spam?) and even the promise of some foods now being stackable. Please, please, please include juice in that.
I know no matter what we do we won't see an immediate change. We all know the new items will be so overpriced the first week until they become more common that they won't be feasible. But once things settle down, I think it could bring about some good change for us. They seem to be listening. And we all know that no matter what they do won't solve the problems completely, but if they can keep it down to keep enjoyment up, I think most of us will be happy. And now that they are making attempts, I will get more patient while waiting for these changes to have the time to take effect to the point where we start seeing a positive trend again.