gabriel, you have good intentions here. era does have an issue with a large wealth gap between newer players and players who have been with the game for years. it's unfair and it's probably the biggest reason why the server can't draw new players. however, resetting the server is just a one way ticket to killing any life that it has left.
the only time I would ever want to see the server reset is if there was a complete overhaul done with the game. I'll just quote myself from a previous post I made:
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I would even argue that every time you log on you should choose a certain load out of any 3 guns. completely get rid of the entire "gun economy." it won't matter if players have access to every gun because skill will now be the ultimate factor in success. different guns will only be preference of play style.
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the only thing that would be changing is how guns are distributed. that's it really. instead of making players grind jobs for money to buy guns, why not put everyone on an even playing field from the very beginning? the core structure of the game will still be the same with a focus on pking, but players will be able to jump right into the action.
in my opinion the economy takes away from the potential of the game to be fun.
there can still be an economy of rare items, collectibles, and maybe introduce novelty weapons that aren't as good as the main group of weapons. this way players can still have a sense of "I have this and you don't." there can even be weapon skins that are limited in availability but the skin doesn't affect the stats of the gun.
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I've seen countless managers make proposals and come up with ideas in an attempt to fix or control the economy and they all failed. I personally believe it's just something that can't be done. the server has been reset before with the intention of fixing and controlling the economy, and it inevitably turned to ****.
I think we are way passed our time to be playing economics with this game. the primary focus should be making era fun to play, not worrying about how money should be controlled and distributed or what the prices of guns are.