Ok, Ive held off on posting here, mostly becasue, Im not very articualate, but heres my spin. Ive had several characters in this game and its always been a pain to equip them, but its more so now. When I started, it was relatively easy to get things, like dust of Topaz, Iron, etc, along with a decent amount gold for the party, from effort. That made it earier to bargain with a crafter to lower the price to a decent level or give you enough gold to pick up what you needed. There were also low level places, like the crypts in Hlint where you could pick a decent amount of gold in a short time and still have time to RP. Now for a lot of the CNR's, its a major undertaking and the amount of gold you get ain t all that much, especially compared to the prices. If it were not for Marcuses guild mates, Id have to spend an extrodinary amount of time bashing just to afford the gear I need to survive in an increasingly tougher world. At the same time, because the amounts from the drops can be rare and low, I almost need to do it solo. For characters that don t have healing ability, its even tougher. Im all for everyone making money, but for the lower character levels its a grind these days. Unless you know someone that can help you, or youre a female character and get showered with gifts. I have to thank Goldie for bringing prices for important gear into the range of some of the people like me that are cash strapped.
