You know it'll happen in EQ2 as well, give it a bit of time and there will be those with alot of cash and those without. Everyone starts the same in EQ (almost everyone anyway), melee with thier short sword* and cloth tunic* and casters with dagger* and crappy green robe*. I left EQ and came back after PoP was out and started with basicly nothing, new accout and everything, an' not on in the 3rd best guild on my server and getting nice *** loot. And if you're willing to put in the effort you can get the best loot out there too.