Originally Posted by
Energizeric
That's because you didn't know where to look. Black dragon pieces are NOT vanity prior to crafting them. They are level 71 regular armor and helms. Just look up the pink items for level 71 and you will see a few of each in the CS.
As for not feeling sorry for someone having 50m instead of 200m, that is one way of looking at it. Another way of looking at it is that once you reach 50m there is nothing more to accomplish in PL and so most of your elite players have now exited the game and are playing other games, myself included. To get me back into PL I would have to actually have something to achieve. And in the current environment of everything being cheap, I can buy whatever I want, and basically I'm bored. What used to keep it interesting was working towards some kind of goal or achievement. First it was working/saving towards a good crafted set. Then it was working/saving towards a dragon set. Then it became a goal of getting all dragon sets. Then I wanted a demonic set. And then.... nothing because there is nothing that's even a challenge anymore.
I'd like it if there was one thing that was super rare and actually did cost 30m. Because then I could set obtaining that item as a goal and work hard for it. But if STS did make such an item, the "I must have every item" folks would complain that it's too rare and expensive, and would cry until STS made it common and cheap. So that is where we are today. I guess I'll keep playing AL for now and will only stop by in PL once in a while to have a look around. Maybe I'll get lucky and someday STS will add something that is actually a challenge.