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I do not fully agree. Events are the big money making factor in GMS. There were two events that could net you upwards in the billions. Last year's witch belt event could net you a ton if you farmed those. Sure, you needed some nx to karma them, but it gives you more back in the longrun. Now, for those who did not want to spend ANY nx, there was an easy way. Farm 50% 2-handed wepon att scrolls and become rich instantly. If you did not farm 50%s that was your own fault. It was the single most easiest way to make money in GMS. Sure, events are tedious, but you have to take advantage and farm on most of them in order to make any good money. You get better rewards if you put forth more effort and are patient. Now, not every event will be that amazing, but most events still allow for a decent amount to be made if you farm something. Also, if you need a store permit, go do some nx surveys. It's pretty easy to get at least 1800 nx from those.

I agree with you completely. All the mesos I've made were from taking advantage of events and new patches. E.g. Buying stonetooth swords during the premium box event, buying and using chaos scrolls during the premium box and selling off the end products for huge sums, farming dark scrolls from baby typhon eggs, and buying as many 50% pink scrolls as I could when they were at their lowest prices.