Spoke with the co-owner of gunpoint just recently. In a nutshell, he explained once your mining level hits 25, you begin to mine rocks at a very fast pace and money starts to come in easily.
I'm a pro basement dweller

so i think 2 weeks of grinding in the mines should get me where i want to be.
I find era fun, a lot of people tell me its dying or that its no longer as fun as it used to be, but i find its a great server nonetheless. Now i just have to join a gang to experience the raiding stuff too.
the only fear i have are resets. should i worry about any future server resets?