I started when ncsoft created Teon in subscription based game.
I remember nobody used teleport npc because was too expensive for us.
So we used to walk from town to town or to hunting grounds.
We hunted without spirit or soul shots because it was too expensive for us.
To gear up - entire clan grinded for long to get mats to craft just one pice of gear for one clan member.
And we grinded endlessly with goal to gear up entire clan.
It was not easy,
I remember first siege on Teon when we couldn't kill npc level 40 and that can tell a lot about our gear.
I remember i used to collect arrows left behind bots because of weight to get some adena.
It was paid fun we paid with monthly subscription and I miss it a lot.
I miss it because nobody could pretend that easy adena will fall from sky or from some crazy event.
Yes I miss it because nobody could play for free.