haven't had a chance to go exploring myself yet either, but I was a bit concerned about this as well. not only from the lower player aspect, but there is also the possibility of a market impact as well. The ruins were a popular place for farming onions...wonder what impact this may have on the already inflated prices of not only this item and items made from it, but other items commonly farmed in other areas (like scorpion and lizard items and such).