rhizhim said:
and they don't really expect that you will pick up everything
which almost everyone does.
If they don't expect that by now, it's their fault for being so ridiculous. Seriously, this is a thing in pretty much all their games.
Anyway...
I had this problem in Saints Row the Third. I'd unlocked almost everything well before the end of the game, with little incentive to do more. More cash than I knew what to do with, and so on. And I'm technically already handicapping myself by not having the immunities and infinites, and I hate games where the only way to get any challenge is to artificially limit yourself.
Not quite in the same boat in Kingdoms of Amalur, but I've got like 250K in cash, armour and weapons that may not be the best but certainly are more than enough to handle enemies to my scale, and so many health potions I routinely sell them off. And if I did spend money on better equipment, I'd likely only make the process easier. I have a feeling it won't be long before I have half a million in reserve and the same problem.
I like some level of progression, but there's a fine line between becoming a badass late game and cakewalking through the second and third act.