gelt0nas

Being one of the f2p players here in Alora (sorry Omi, I vote a lot), I see nothing bad about the economy of the Realism mode. Yes, things are expensive in TP and not always you can find something you need, but that's exactly what makes this game mode authentic, it's not like you stole once from the thieving stall and you can suddenly buy whatever you want from both regular shops or TP. You actually have to put some effort in to get something better and that's the reason why it feels more rewarding to play this mode for people like me, who likes more challenging (or should I say more grind involved) gameplay. Not to mention, that the slower grind for xp, gp and supplies makes you explore way more content that is provided by the Alora than you actually would see if you could just camp thieving stalls and buy anything you want. The beauty of the Realism is that money isn't everything and most of the times the things that money can't buy are the best ones.

Saying that merge would benefit the newcomers is just absurd, because how many of those newcomers would actually start with x2 xp rates coming to RSPS? This would only kill the awesome community we have now for the sake of letting some spoiled kids to jump to this mode for 1 week and then most likely quit for either xp rates being too low or just lack of accomplishment and burn out of buying all the supplies and standing at your bank whole day just to check a mark that you reached 99 in some skills on Realism mode. If the newcomer was of similar mindset and game style as the current Realism players and actually would go for the x2 xp to challange himself/herself, he/she would enjoy this gameplay now as it is. The community is lovely and will help you anytime with both supplies (which aren't always on TP) and knowledge. 

I can guarantee that there would be more people quitting this gamemode than actually new ones sustaining it after merge. So might as well not "fix it" if it's not broken.

It is the gamemode for which I came back after huge break and fell in love with, therefore if the merge happens - it's a quit from me. 

@Realroids