Its easy to understand.
Western and KR version is close to each other. So the KR devs think - because they have 0 information about the NA/EU version, or just ignorance idk - that the same patch is good for us, what is good for KR. In KR they have 0 problem with gold, they swipe 10x more than we swipe , so they are a way better geared and they run only the HM dungeon trains, or farm the new one for the fresh gear. They have the gold, have the gear... no problem for them even the events like hunters refugee, because there is competition. But look NA/EU, majority is undergeared because of swipe-denial.