Well if you think about it this way,
the progression on this server is:
- Leveling up
- Gaining coin and farming EC
- Gear as you level
(which most completely new people would probably do)
- Dragon Gear and orns
- Cultivation
- Skills
- Reputation
- R8 then recast
- Gear rerolls
(which you can spend a lifetime doing)
- Tomes
- Orns (WS, cube, DS)
- Supreme robe
- Cards and nuema
- Gear upgrades (ring and capes)
- Gear engraves (ring, neck and belt)
- Titles
- Primal skills
- Morai skills
- Extra weaps, extra sets of gear, extra sets of orns
(optional but eventually necessary for pk/tw)
And probably some other stuff I have forgotten.
And most of which you need before you can begin to PK properly.
And that is all just for one character to start out.
Once they have a geared first char, things become much easier.
I know this isn't meant to be an easy, instantly endgame server,
but I think a small, well thoughtout starter pack purely for new people
that is not able to be abused or utilised by current players would be a nice idea.
Perhaps only redeemable once on new accounts through the panel
and mostly untradeable, unstashable items.
Would take a bit of time to get right but I like the concept.
I think it would be a nice incentive to boost a new wave of players,
especially those that don't have the money or friends/guildmates to help them get started.
/essay