I played when iEra free version came out. Ahh the memories.
-Nearly all buildings were locked
-The unusual fanfare when you buy a new item (this got removed as this was a pointless feature) I actually missed that sound now since I want to hear a fanfare after buying something expensive
-M4 was $4500 (I think)
-Famas was $6000 (I think)
-Starters, Handguns and Uzis, Shotguns had no freeze rate back then
-All guns had a fast reload
-Your character makes a hurt sound when you heal in bed (this was funny for some)
-Ak47 and M4 were rivals as they were both assault rifles that were on par or nearly on par
-Ebiziou used Ap7 before
-Machete was practically the only melee weapon used by people along with monkey wrench
-Nearly all weapons can shoot through thick walls. Some guns did not have the bullet go through the wall on the player's screen but in the game sever, the bullet actually goes through the wall
-Trash seemed to have spawn in Southridge before
-There was actually only 3 types of trash that spawn. The missing one was the Trash Paper. Yet the trash paper exists in iEra but never spawned back then.
-Enemy NPCs had a different health system. For example, you can shoot down an enemy 5 times with a starter pistol and it would be the same for a Taurus.
-Starter pistol had the appearance of the Handgun
-Guns used to have no repair shop. Although it was possibly planned to have a repair shop as their description would always say they are in "Good shape".
-The most expensive item back then was the Pikachu Hat. It was 10k (I think). It eventually got lowered to $5000 as guns got more expensive.