[imported_Skorpion]

This might have to tie into with skill gain on IN-X, as honestly it does take forever to gm some skills. Rabbi told me he took 1 month CONSTANT mining and blacksmithing (with skill stone I believe).....1 month 12 hrs a day to just gm those skills. I'm not saying it should be a week but what about ppl that don't play 12 hrs a day? We're going to wait what a year to gm a skill?

I believe what you're describing is exactly the goal. Not everyone GM's the harder skills because of the effort involved. This way there is actually an economy and not everyone is a Rabbi. Your character can quickly become strong but becomingh self-sufficient take mores effort as I think it should.