I jumped on my calculator last night... it broke... so after I found a new calculator... I worked out you get about 6k drachma in a play through of sloth. I worked out I could spend double that again in the shop on "improvements" to various eq sets. But I also worked out that these improvements might not even be noticeable... we are talking about things like +4 Hand Dam, when I already have 52 damage with gods and warcry... and to buy that 4 Hand Dam would be half the drachma of a play through. So basically, rebirthing... (as we have established before) is something that probably should only be done if you seriously want to enjoy the game again.
The problem is, I think it would be better if rebirth was more about progression. I've really enjoyed this play through and it will only be a matter of months before any real improvements to my character are finished being purchased at avatar shop.
I wondered whether there might be a rebirth shop, whether caps might be increased, or something else is being thought of for rebirths, to keep us entertained? Any comments from the immortals? Is rebirth still being seen as a replay, or is it intended to become a form of progression?