One huge advantage of Silan is the access to other players, new & old, of all the races.
If you're joing with friends & everyone chooses a different culture, starting in your racial city would mean an intendrd grouping was broken until almost everyone had been trekked at the earliest
Or a most of said newbies being somewhat discouraged by the high cost of the local armor crafting buy-in.
OTOH, if you all start on Silan, you can work together, get tips & hints from the veterans who're hanging around, & hopefully be advised to all go to one city, & why that city rather than the others.
(The above comments being based on my interpretation of what I have seen happening with a specific group of newer players).
If you're joing with friends & everyone chooses a different culture, starting in your racial city would mean an intendrd grouping was broken until almost everyone had been trekked at the earliest
Or a most of said newbies being somewhat discouraged by the high cost of the local armor crafting buy-in.
OTOH, if you all start on Silan, you can work together, get tips & hints from the veterans who're hanging around, & hopefully be advised to all go to one city, & why that city rather than the others.
(The above comments being based on my interpretation of what I have seen happening with a specific group of newer players).