The "Good Ole Days"

Pretty much this, everything is exactly the same as before. Just because you got some rare drops back in the days it doesn't mean you'll be constantly lucky in getting all the goods straight within your first week or so, RNG is part of this game too. Perseverance is the key, so farm in maps with high monsters density and constantly improve your killing speed and strategy, you'll eventually get loads of stuff.
PS: When in doubt you can always farm gems and jewels too, they sell like hotcakes.