OP : I love you! And I totaly agree with you!

YOU DO NOT SIMPLY GET ITEMS FOR FREE!

You should have to work your ass of for them!
Thats how it was in the old mmos and thats how it should be. Even if you cant play enough as a 100% hardcore , you can still obtain some items over time by joining instances.
A person that plays 40+ hours aweek more then like me, Should get better gear. And I shouldnt get loot just because I pay the same amount has him. I need to earn that loot!

I realy hope SE will point the arrow back towards the old EQ/AO/UO/DAOC systems. Even tho they will lose alot of subs, you will get a less whiny playerbase that Loves the game.