I think turning off all of the elites is extremely unwise. We already have a problem with people excessively bored in game at the moment, since as of mid-january most gear values have tanked, leaving farming for crates the only real way to make money. Most of those who even bother to log in, only stay for 15 or 20 minutes right now, rather than a few hours.
If there is no option to even farm new levels of older elite quality gear (level 40 quills for example) then we're still looking at another 2 weeks of downtime. The only reason people rush to cap is to be first on elites and have first chance at the new gear, and those people who spend their money for that chance deserve to have it.
Personally i had budgeted specifically for this, with plan in mind to cap all my characters and get farming. Now...I might level one for the contest, but I certainly won't be spending even close to what I had planned.
Very disappointed in this decision.
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