I just started myself and honestly I've not seen the really lowbie stuff get hit that hard. If anything, its actually a little bit cheaper than I remember. Bronze running 1pp per AC, Fine plate running around 4-6 pp per AC, I remember FP going for 10pp+ per AC.
It seems the mid level stuff is where its really starting to hurt. The Cracked Darkwood Shields, PGT's and that kind of stuff are quite absurd sometimes. However, as someone else said earlier, back on live, how many people just starting up had a PGT under level 10 anyway? I never got any items like that until I was well in my teens.
While I agree that the market is worse than it was on live around this time, I still think people are adjusting from modern EQ and other MMO's where early gear comes easy.
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