This kind of update won't necessarily make RS gold playing easier however it will make it take less time. It's been said that the gameplay is straightforward enough. It's only the time required. It's possible to create a game that is more difficult, but also more efficient. This will lead to a much better experience.

In all honesty, I'm not sure I don't like the grind either, which Jagex is coming out with EoC to (hopefully) fix it. Personally, I'm fine with EoC and none EoC. All I want is for them to nerf swifts, goliaths and spellcasters. You can GF anyone who purchased a cmaul.

I think the main problem is that what can you do to stop the grind? The best way to increase the amount of XP is to have more advanced content. However, it should be grouped to ensure that you don't end up mashed to pieces. It's like Dungeoneering. This high-level content would either offer food or pots, or cash you can buy food or pots. They need to ensure that it's not a bottling.

Interesting issue regarding gloves vs chaotics. I'm not sure what the varying times of balance are between gloves and chaotics: certainly the quests and levels of combat required force you to have more skills (on an effective team, you could get to chaotics with purely a strong combat ability) but still require you to put in some time. Although it's possible that they've misbalanced the content however, it's also possible to discover 90+ weapons that have more requirements right across the street.

If you've have a chaotic, you've still have one of the top weapons in the game...just not the most effective in the show, but it's the second best. Except you take part in PvP and PvM circles It's not considered "go-figured' or "good fought". However it's the way that many chaotics do. According to what I have heard it takes time to get the gloves, but not as much as a skill.

A great suggestion that you've offered, and it's something that Jagex seem to be slowly implementing: getting rid of competition, that is. The hunter DnD moths were instanced per player and then you could have private hunting areas. The bonfires removed competition and indeed encouraged players to train with other players. Runespan is a game that asks players to cheap RuneScape gold work together to locate the runesphere. It might be necessary to upgrade the game in recent times.