We're defenitely not playing the same game. I run around with 30k equipment and can hardly upkeep it.
Same here. I can usually maintain my 20k gear, and I make a good amount of gold when my team is on a winning streak, i.e. 5x multipliers. But my gold level stagnates or even drops when I'm on 1x.
I can only imagine what it would be like if I added another ~15k for an average horse.
I understand that upkeep is SUPPOSED to make it harder to ride around as a tincan on a plated charger, but the thing is that as an individual, I don't have a great influence on the money I make.
I.e. if I'm in a shit team, I can be as good as I want, I'm going to lose money anyway.
Imho personal achievement should be factored into earnings (and possibly xp). In that respect, the old system was better. (Though I understand that it made tactical maneuvers next to impossible due to the "huddle bonus".)
Would it be possible to factor dealt damage (yours and possibly that of people in your immediate vicinity) into earnings and xp?