From the perspective of someone not buying the xpac, I've gained quite a bit of power and content difficulty is the same, i.e., content completion is easier than it was 2 days ago. This is true even if factoring in the loss of racial completionist which I can't regain until December. This is not a complaint - just an observation.

This is a good opportunity for people not buying the expansion to work on reaper points at level cap or getting lifes and then running level 30+ reapers at level 30+. It's effectively a partial catch-up mechanism that people have been requesting. In all honesty players are probably better off doing this than farming for new gear as it's a permanent benefit and gear is always changing.

The point price increase was steep for isle of dread, but realistically the content takes about 3 lifes to earn and with the race and iconic that is about 6 lifes, or 1 life per month between now and December with at least 5-6k favor. each

The tome cost is covered for anyone earning 3 racial lifes after buying the race in December. So overall the price point seems reasonable to me. I like that they are advertising a specific time it will be available for points. That is a nice change. I also like that cannith crafting is fully available.

Overall, U55 is a huge win for free-to-play players.