well, I'll be damned.

I think the problem with this system is it's eventually going to turn the game into a P2P system with the "F2P" label slapped on it.
Sure you can get to the level cap without throwing a cent at the game, but good luck doing anything else!

I know a pally who hasn't spent a cent on nx and has almost 68k range with all buffs. The profession system with alchemy gave people a way to get potential items easily. However if they further expand on this then yes it would be fair all around, just making the non paying people work harder for their stuff. I don't see a problem with that.