Dude, there’s a finite amount of mats, they are consumed they go away, you run out if you don’t refarm them.
You are assuming normal play acrues mats beyond your needs, which is possibly true, which I am saying is not how it should be designed.
Also, players don’t like to feel forced into playing things, and that is what directional farming does when it’s not balanced.
This is what I mean by seamless.
We aren’t really disagreeing on anything, I think we are discussing two slightly different views on the same thing. It’s just that I’m talking about it from a more bigger picture thing.