85 was still during a time when you could make money from just playing the game. In 85 cap you were selling L.35 Voodoo wands 500k each still. Level 100-105 is when the wealth disparities started. If you start from scratch right now you'll see what we mean.
Perfect example is myself. I was banned from this game at the end of 2016 heading into 2017. This was 80 cap. When i came back i could still easily obtain wealth from farming and selling farmable items. Capping was no biggy especially with Latko being introduced. Farming 85 was easy which made PvE even more profitable.
However when Elites was introduced along with enchantments it killed off 50+. With nobody PvPing in 50, 51, 56, 61, 66, and 71 there became no point in farming/crafting sets that use to be high in demand. 35 was still active so prices increased greatly there. That also was ruined by the introduction of Enchants + elites.
The meta revolves strictly around items that can't be obtained naturally AND only can be farmed once every year. This is very unhealthy.
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