Well, I don't know what to say, I like the update from side number one, but from the other side, it will take ages to get a good drop now, So making money for who's trying by players vs monsters is kinda hard now and it will be a little bit hard or it will be sooner since as you said it's the first changes, So there will be more, Which means "don't kill monsters, because they won't drop a good stuff" Unless you're lucky,
If we just take a look back, for what we had before i think everybody was happy with what we had, and most people not happy now for what we have, even thought we have a lot of new things, So what i'm trying to say that what one day this server will reach? i'm asking my self this question, and my answer for it was, it will became like runescape sooner or later, I know it's not the subject itself but more rare drops more shit like runescape,
Please i'm just sharing my opinion so don't hate me for it.