I didn't mention any year... you did
The fact that you have to be a trader too is 100% right, I'm teaching this to all disciples, this is pvp game, you are in fact digging/killing/crafting for resources that are in demand on the market; what you want is to only play with the house and win, put card in, get profit out while this game is PVP 100%.
I lost much more in TT, over 220k since loot 2.0, but I don't TT all my loot and I don't play on condition so I have an easier time to cover that.
What I'm saying is, if u wanna gamble, go ahead, but don't come here on the forums to complain
If you want profit, start reading the tutorials and do the right things