I realized you said take gold farms out of the game. I completely disagree. Instead of waiting for an event. Make gold runs cost plat. Ex: Bronze (2 plat) silver (5 plat) gold (10 plat). and after each run you have to wait 15-30 minutes before you can do another run. (This ban goes throughout all your alts) this can let new players make some gold and a head start on merching.