Expensive low-level items were definitely an issue when I came back last month. I remember seeing a crafted piece of armor that I wanted going for 150k...not an HQ, and (obviously) not an NM drop; I believe this somewhere in my teens...16 maybe?

The other thing is *lack* of low-level armor, or any armor up until 40ish really; that's really what pushed me to grind for hours on end, just so I could replace something I had been wearing for the last 15 or some odd levels.

So many times I would see an upgrade available only to click on it and seeing it was actually someone equipping it on their retainer for 999million.