I recall in the beginning (2009 2010), saving up gold was quite the heartache, had to pickup weapons from the ground due to only having a lower-end weapon in stock, then finally after having fought for ages, staying alive to get as much gold as possible etc, I had enough saved up to buy any two-hand sword in the shop, naturally I thought "Flamberge! It's the most expensive one so it has to be the best!" -- alas, no, a slow and painful weapon back then. Had to use it for ages to save up enough gold for a Sword of Cookies instead (today's Danish sword).