The person who authorised the changes to the item shop should be named, shamed and fired.
To any of the mods or whoever, away and check what I used to spend in there, check how much I spent on FC points. Now draw a ****ing line under it and understand I will not buy a single point more as long as these changes remain in place.
This update to the shop and paths is not about improving the customer experience, this is nothing more than a cynical cash grab and it's treating people as mugs.
The item shop is not the real world therefore there is no inflation in Age of Conan. The shop resources do not cost money to manufacture. There is no excuse or reason for this extortionate price hike other than mugging your customers.