If these "New" players invest time into events, rather than grind out some crazy questline(which would probably need arcane gears anyways, and have to be waaay harder then Halo quest), then they can get rich easily. Its never been easier. Most people just regurgitate rhetoric against P2W and such because they dont/wont use plat.
As a lock opener, i would say the more loot the better. Its better for everyone, the F2P included.
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