Stop making items,gears or whatever nt. Everything in this game should be trade able nothing should be nt.
That is how the farming died. The reason for farming is to sell your loot to make gold to make your gear or wallet better,
however that particular person wishes to play there toon.
Remove the nt from all the items and watch the world come to life again
You cant have end game predators when there is nothing left for them to feed on.
Cro