Quote Originally Posted by Kosmos992k View Post
The existing accessories from vendors that are NQ are eminently affordable.
I wouldn't say affordability is the issue so much as accessibility? I recently went to level an alt, and only because I was already aware of where everything could be purchased was I able to get what I needed from vendors and when. Half the NPCs are named nondescript things like "Battlecraft Vendor" and at many outposts around the game, you can't easily access everything you need--for example, some aetherytes have vendors selling only weapons and left-side gear, no accessories. In other places, it's the opposite. You can imagine my annoyance when I realized I had to teleport to a completely different map just to buy a single food item for exp before going into a dungeon...

Not to mention there's rarely any text that explains primary and secondary stats to players, so it's only by paying close attention that brand new players will realize "I should buy this thing with Mind because I am a healer, instead of this thing with Intelligence which is for DPS." I never blame low-level players for having mismatched gear. The game just doesn't make it easy on newbies.