Hayt
It's not the New Begining, it's Old Bullshit.
I agree, it is not a new beginning. Not with characters transferring with all skill levels in tact. I was looking forward to a clean start. It's too bad they can't afford two servers - one for new starts and one for everyone wishing to keep their levels, skills, and items. Of course, the one for new starts would draw down the population of the other and cause a problem. People would keep their old characters on the one and run over to the other to play. It would be Cho all over again.
I'll tell you why I quit playing Tyk. He's got a few masters (crafting and digging). But ever since he left Cho, everything he crafted was for nothing more than the grind. I'll admit it - I can't compete with vets who have for whatever reasons mastered many things, can make and do anything, especially with the help of their guildmates - some very strong guilds and guildmates. I had my opportunity and joined a very strong guild, more than one actually. I was given all I needed and there was nothing left for me to achieve - except maybe participating in some boss hunts, outpost battles with the outposts conveniently split up by "allegiances" and protected by those allegiances. There's just nothing left, except grinding so that I may join the ranks of those that can already do what I grind to achieve. Not very meaningful or fullfilling use of my time.
A new start would have at least allowed me the illusion of being able to achieve something while it still meant something. Why an illusion? Because the vets will naturally be working together in their cliques, I mean guilds, and will reestablish their supremacy.
Is the community helpful? Yes, most definitely. In many respects that's part of the problem. Not only do they help others of their own level, but they powerlevel and give everything to new arrivals. Of course, the new arrival can tactfully suggest that they'd rather do it without "too much" help. Their wish will be honored and they will see all those that are at their levels shoot up and out of their play range, except when they have time to work some off skill just to help lower level players.
The community also has a tendacy to push their wishes on the newbies. Sometime very subtly, sometimes not. They will frown upon starting new guilds instead of chosing from those that already exist - there's plenty of guilds already, why start another? Especially if you aren't on the ML yet. You people on Silan shouldn't be forming guilds, you should just get over to the mainland and get scooped up there.
Okay, I think you have my take.
Sorry, but I won't be subscribing. Go ahead and wipe my players. They don't matter anyway. And I have no desire to play with 3 server fulls of vets. One was enough.
Good luck and I hope you all enjoy. If nothing else you'll have more people afk around the stables.