not at all? like no potions or things like that work? thats frustrating

gilgafkmesh rescue squad

thank mr skeltal for good bones and arrow in my head

where are the squids

thats how it is in all MMORPGs, expansions are the game (endgame especially), base game is like a demo

old content (base game) is generally let behind by the playerbase so having the base game cost less than the expansion is normal imo

base game = old content = deserted mainly because of the new level cap the expansion offers (why would you do old dungeons/raids/whatever 10 levels behind your level?)
expansion = new content = everyone's playing on it

base game and previous expansions will always be cheaper in that kind of game because of that, plus they reduce the price of basegame/old expansions when a new expansion is released so in the end you always have to pay the same price to be up-to-date

what game version?

it sounded cooler