...Some of us never wanted to play all day and all night...I easily spent my gold when capped just on re-training, experimentally...lol...
..Im not against the improvements at all...but when you don't even get a dirty sock from an enemy, after say a quest that has you kill twenty and you get mebbe one loot pouch,....theres something wrong with it..that doesn't happen every time....but a lot....
After all, a pirate would get 'something'...right?...Its not realistic..
As for the challenging part....I think there need to be harder/higher level enemies and a few more bosses in out of the way places....and some quests that rouse ones curiosity...mebbe with an educational twist...historically speaking mebbe....
I keep finding rare jewels....would love to be able to do anything with those...turn in to a jeweler to make a necklace or ring...whatever if not selling or trading them...