I know, it just doesn't feel gratifying when you accomplish some goal. I got my briga set and my revo sword with a 2 day farm adena and it was like.. MEEH. I've played some other classic server some time ago and just geting a bronze set was glorious! I feel like that sense of accomplishment has been lost. I really don't get that people who leave the server becouse it is "too hardcore", I mean what's "too hardcore"? It's a relative thing, if you are having a hard time trying to get a mid no-grade equipment then everebody is dealing with the same issue. If you multiply the rates by 3 then you will have the same issue but with C-grade equipment / exp. I.e. now I have to get to lvl 55 to get some sense of accomplishment, e.g. geting a top B grade weapon. to sum up by increasing rates you are only transfering low-grade / lvl issues to higher grade / lvl leaving a big hole in the game as no low-NG / D / C equipment is used. this is the truth of classic, what you want i already feel it at 1.0, it was so hardcore that i will never forget, i can guanrantee you that classic servers you mentioned is nothing compared to what i had been experienced in that 3-4 month, but its gone and you will never have a chance to play 1,0 anywhere. Classic is now just a brand, its what NCsoft want, and actually not so many players can cope with this kind of hardcore, there are many aspects that you still haven any chance to know, how level impacts in pvp for example, if your clan war got 3 levels higher than you, then when you see him comming, pls just PR or bsoe or relog, the chance of winning for you is very slime. So if you only wanna play with mobs then, yea, this classic is just so easy, but if want some serious play, some competition, some satisfy from winning a pvp fight, you have to make friends, have to find a constant party, a team, a clan, a community. And this is an advice for you, if you still wanna keep this "easy" feelings, call some friends to play with you, soon you wont do many thing alone anymore