i don't know much about this, but it seems that they've introduced vanity items at "real world" prices. so you can buy, say, "designer" clothing for several hundred dollars. at the same time, the hardware you use in the game is staying at a much lower level. now obviously they can't charge realistic prices for spaceships, but the resulting contrast seems to be surprising a lot of people.

from a non-involved viewpoint it's an interesting take on what "price" might mean in post-scarcity environments.