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you have to remember that kunark not only injected much better gear into the game, but also that most of the low-end kunark items are better then high-end classic items.
this means that pugs in kunark will routinely walk away from their camps with lots of very good items.
in other words, it isn't just that they replace most classic items...but that they replace classic items with COMMON items.
Common items, no matter how good or how much better than their classic counterparts, will be cheap (eventually).
Jade mace is an interesting example...and I may not remember the rarity on it enough to speak certainly...but I recall Jade mace being campable with a mediocre pick up group from KC entrance...it was rare, but compared to classic gear of comparative quality much much easier to obtain.
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