Well, it sounds pretty much to me now that we're all wanting to go back to the old days, so what's all the fuss about?
Genedril... one reason why crafted armour is so expensive is because crafters don't have the large 6-piece armour/2 weapon orders anymore, so they have to up their prices to earn a living. If there were big orders again, prices would drop, because crafters would have more work.
OF > NF imo. The terrain was much more varied and interesting and the style of the old keeps were better and more in keeping with how they might actually have looked in the Dark Ages, rather than Medieaval Europe. I remember the fun of flushing out enemy stealthers who used to hang around at the end of the steep valleys at Cain and Ligen. Those were the days! I used to love the little journey from HPK to the first milegate in Mid frontier... do you follow the path, or take the shortcut over the snowy hill? Do you approach the milegate head on up the incline, or break left or right, just in case the enemy is watching? Do you hide behind the trees on the left as you approach, or risk going right up the middle on the muddy path?
Ahh, the old days!
