The currency BnS conversion system is absolute trash

[blade-soul]

But at the same time, think of what content we currently have. It is very limited and more so by the wall that separates us from the KR version. We're behind in content, in short. Not much we can do about it right now, except play what we have and let it come to us in time.

That said, the currency conversion system in the game is absolute trash.
After seeing GW2's system in the works to Buy BNS Gold, being that it is an NCSOFT game also, I had high hopes. Needless to say, I am pretty disappointed in this.

Now, the upgrade system. Personally, I am not a huge fan of it.
It was brilliant from the beginning up until True Infernal. Then it all came to a sudden, brutal halt and all the stop signs tell you to make money. From a PVE perspective, that means dailies and grinding two dungeons (As it currently stands) with the possibility of some other dungeons for some additional funds, specially if you can solo Brightstone Ruins.
This isn't horrible. But it isn't great either, if you are a PVE person mainly.

However, if you have a PVP oriented mind, that can alleviate this some. Today I farmed 4000 zen beans in an hour more or less by just doing 3 vs 3 with some friends and it was all for fun and nothing competitive. If you are BNS Gold or above, that 4000+ zen beans translates to quite a few Soulstones, which then convert to over 22+ G (With current buy/sell ratio; minimun! if Plat or above, you could add nearly 10 G extra on top or more).

So dailies/dungeons being 13 G more or less, plus 22 G, you just made a good 35 G (Again, minimun).
How fast you make that depends on how well you/your group plays, yes. But in the end, I feel the Cheap BNS Gold making experience isn't all bad. It could be better on the PVE side of things for sure, though.