Where should I start?

Honestly, Bellocan-Nova would be a better fit for you.

We are a small-big world.

Higher level guilds are pretty active and boss quite a bit.

And we have in my opinion the poorest FM of any world. A lot of Tyrants I see go for about 120-200 dollars. But maybe [MENTION=3070]Marksman Bryan[/MENTION]; can give some better opinions on this.

I'm not allowed to express my opinions on guilds in BelloNova anymore.

I haven't been to Empress in a few months, but from what I remember:
Always packed during 2x
Usually people there the whole day on weekends, but because of *reasons* there is no line. Getting into emp is FFA and I can usually win just by holding down Y.
Middle of the day on weekdays is typically empty, although stack hack is still around and I know several people have 10+ mules to kill her on that went during the week.

The only clean Tyrant's I've seen for sale have been mage for $200+ (real money only), and partially enhanced (lolscrolled) bowman Tyrants for $250-300 each. Actually I see someone selling clean bowman tyrant boots for $150.


As for all other equips:
Want decent % gear? Most likely better off making your own. Most of the good stuff for sale is usually expensive as crap ($300+) and typically duped leftovers.

NX rate? 1:65 on the low end. I've seen hackers paying up to 1:80-100, though.

We already have like 10 people here that are willing to run to the store and grab 400-500k nx on a whim if they see an item they like for sale.