That wasn't an anticipated effect. Looking at them now, it looks like they check for Order membership, and obviously that's gone out of the window. Therefore, we'll soon be making them check for loyalty only, so they'll soon work again (but only for…
I believe the change was actually the opposite. It used to be that you would rank according to your starting level, but now your maximum level across the weekend is tracked and that is used to determine your tier. Therefore, if you ever kill a creat…
If you have any outstanding auctions, you can't bid on any new auctions. However I'll look into that refreshing escrow thing, you shouldn't be able to do that if you can.
The top-tier ranged skills generally only reach their potential when the target has some of the required afflictions on them. Without any, it is quite average.