returning - questions about current economic/gameplay

After returning from a long break I decided to come back, I would like to know how the current economic is on the NA server compared with 4 years ago?

1) I have noticed that you can buy now common items (worth it?), and armor/weapons/accesories all the way up to A-grade through NPC's in Giran. With this in mind, is it still viable to sell your armor/weapons through private store? Or is it better to sell them at the same NPC's if not heavily overenchanted?

2) See that Dion is nearly empty (unless the usual shot merchants) while Giran the place to be for higher lvl items, are there other places that have a good amount of private stores?

3) What are good items to craft/sell these days?

4) How's the situation with botting? is it still rampant or are they kept in check nowthesedays? :)

Anyway, thanks for the information and help :)

2. Most seller is moved to Aden, and only high lvl items, giran only for B+A over enchant item you will see
4. Less bots in field, and if you report it, will be remove fast

Common items are worth it up to A grade.

Craft items cost is far greater than buying it self made

Economy is almost destroyed :D

1 - All market is in Aden now, almost.
2 - all towns are empty except aden and Hunters village
3 - craft is killed, no one craft, thats why u will not even see dorfs crafting in giran. in next update ppl will start to make R grade, but now - no one need to craft
4 - some popular programs were banned to use, but there are some others..

Less bots in field, and if you report it, will be remove fast

Eh, tell this to a bot train which i reported when they were 40+ and now they are 3rd cls

Bots still running,. but if before every dumb could set up train for 24/7 farming anywhere he wanted - then now ppl have to be tricky

If you are on Chronos the market did NOT move to Aden, but it still remains in Giran. Some shops are in Aden but nothing like Naia.

On Chronos, we have a lot of private shops in almost every town. Yay us!

LOL thats funny.. At naia we have in giran only few dorfs selling low grade crap and few dorfs crafting shots near Taurin while its hard to move through Aden, too much traders. Mb its cuz Chronos have more ppl to play, i dont have any info about online

4. Less bots in field, and if you report it, will be remove fast

LOL? I have reported repeatedly a bot at CoD.. Killed the pet so the player dies, dance on his head, pm him and no response. he lies there dead and I XP around him for an hour.

some days he is at the keyboard, others he is not.

so your observation is invalid.