In my opinion and observation, One of the good parts of Silan is buying weapons and armor, as long as the crafter doesn't ARTIFICIALLY inflate the prices.
In the ML, if you have no guild, while there are armor/weapons to buy at lower quality, if you have chosen no guild, there are pretty slim pickings for mid-quality and high-quality products in Matis-land, Fyros-land, and Zorai-land.
But in Silan there are generally a good number, depending on the players currently in Silan, of lower-quality thing which you can buy.
However, I had graduated to the ML in December 2013, so things might be different now.
In the ML, if you have no guild, while there are armor/weapons to buy at lower quality, if you have chosen no guild, there are pretty slim pickings for mid-quality and high-quality products in Matis-land, Fyros-land, and Zorai-land.
But in Silan there are generally a good number, depending on the players currently in Silan, of lower-quality thing which you can buy.
However, I had graduated to the ML in December 2013, so things might be different now.
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