Is it a good idea for Nexon to make a pre-BB server? Would you care?

Oh, you'll have to let me know when it was that primal essences became reasonably obtainable. Because I kind of missed out on that change.

Couple months ago when they were worth $10-20, or 2b. Not sure what they are now, but no one cares anyway.

Just because some difficult aspects remain doesn't change the fact that the system as a whole became extremely easier/better over time, and this kind of thing has happened periodically throughout the game's history.