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Again I don't really understand what argument you are trying to make. I don't care about how easy it is to do anything in Vanilla vs Kunark era, I am just talking about how it is most fun.

Best in slot item like cloak of flames is very difficult to obtain in era as it is best in slot for all melee and one of the best droppable haste items forever basically.

Ivy etched on the other hand is an enjoyable quest, a very rewarding experience that doesn't get cock blocked by big guilds so much, same with trueshot longbow. You can get near best in slot items in Vanilla era all on your own or with a couple of friends and be ready for some planar raiding.

You don't really need platinum for anything except fletching components and you will have plenty just from grinding through the levels, there is very little you need to buy if you choose to progress in the game organically, and this is extra easy during vanilla era where most items drop in pretty easy to get spots.

The big money plat camps are mostly in LGUK, frenzied ghoul, arch magus, ghoul executioner, froglok king, this is where you start getting cock blocked as a group of level 50's can handle these camps pretty easily once familiar with the zone. But they are obtainable and a lot easier to get your hands on than say a fungus covered scale tunic where its like a permanent mafia run camp handling operation (one blue / green) for the fat stacks of plat it earns you.