I just want to give massive thanks and good job, pat yourselves on the back to those responsible for taking the resource bushes that low level players were able to use to create craft goods.
Once, many many many years ago (because I am old and have been playing here for too long), I did a very similar post to this on the kudos sub forums.
Though I simpatize with your frustration, there is a much better way to handle this:
Send a PM to the DMs ( you can actualy chose the Dm Team as a whole as a recipient, if I am not wrong), with the details, and they will look into any possible wrong doing.
Other than that..just..chin up and try and focus on the good things, I guess.
Please don't use the kudos forums for a problem like this - as Daedin so rightly put it (and I arrive late!).
I'm very sorry that it happened (being a lowbie myself, I feel you) but the best way to handle this is as Daedin said, reporting it to the DMs.
Going to lock this.
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