Maybe for you personally. But for me, it's pretty much common sense. Someone gets free stuff you have to spend hours creating yourself, he's able to constantly battle as much as needed to outsurvive you or my supplies, pretty obvious IMO. If you wanna be retarded, that's on you.
Sorry but I have no feeling of spending hours creating runes and farming items so I can get killed by someone that has twice as many because he doesn't have to work for them. Glad you still have fun though, but either way that's irrelevant, it changes a lot. You having fun doesn't mean it doesn't change anything. Some guy or most likely multiple guys are getting free shit they don't have to work for and thus able to last longer in battles and constantly battle without having to take breaks.
If other people want to play and have fun, good for you I hope you enjoy but don't try to claim it doesn't change anything when people get free shit and you have to work for it.
It might not change the amount of fun you're having but it certainly changes the amount of work those people need to do in comparison to everyone else.
I won't be wasting my time when some other people are getting free shit and don't have to waste any time. But that's just me.
Also there was a gold bug where some people got loads of crystal coins able to buy all the runes, equipment they want. Doesn't sound like much fun to start and go play legit after certain people have such an advantage!