I think the Grand Exchange is one of the best things that has happened to RuneScape. I understand the amount of player interaction it has replaced, but the problem with the old system is it was very much geared for experienced players. You had to know where to go, when to go, how to go, what world to go and most importantly what to pay. With the advent of the Grand Exchange, it made it easier for experienced players and much more manageable for newcomers. Newcomers had nothing to resort to for looking up prices except poorly maintained street price guides on various fansites that were often out of date or just blatantly wrong. The risk of being scammed was immense. If you didn't have friends to trust, there was honestly no way of doing it without trial and error. The Grand Exchange is much more newbie friendly and it benefits everybody. Buying and selling before was extremely monotonous and I would never want to go back to those days. It impeded my ability to enjoy the game because I had to always spend ages retrieving hard to get items. I do agree though that it is a shame to see so much unused content. Towns like Dorgesh-Kaan, Keldagrim, Yanille, Burthorpe, Rimmington.. the Wilderness in general.. they're very deserted. They need live breathed back into them by giving people a reason to use them daily. I honestly couldn't see too much harm in Rimmington getting a bank, as an example. Grand Exchange outlets would also be quite cool. It feels very eerie to be alone in towns and cities.