1. This has resulted that the community has not created an updated item db because you are so discouraged to do it. Being able to find the items you found in the item db or look around for suggestions what to upgrade to was huge as a newbie.

2. Not discussing preps at all. People are afraid to say that you can buy protection potions in Galadon or kill gargoyles in Barovia for them. Who does that help that some newbies don't know those? Are they missing some amazing discovery in game by finding those clues on a web page?

3. We now have quests that give xp, that helps veterans that wants to solo but newbies will get even more behind as the gap between those that are able to solo and newbies that needs a group is getting bigger. Peoples obsession with secrecy leads to retarded stuff like newbies being told that they should not ask about the fine leather quest on the newbie channel. That is just stupid. I'm not saying that we should give out a guide how to do quests for mega secret item that allows you to gate. But having things like this on dios would only be good I think:

1-10 Seek Olgakar in Aldevari.

4. We now have tons of area explore and some of the secrecy is pretty silly here too. Logs getting deleted because someone wielded a spear that progs against shapeshifters. Zero tolerance against all id's. I just think there is a difference between a bow from ruined dragon tower and a hammer from the artificer in silent.

Speaking of Silent. This is not really a newbie thing but that place has truly just become a place for a very few power gamers and imms. People refuse to share info, even IC because they either don't want to share power or are afraid that if too many starts going there it will be closed (if it is not already again).

Most common entrances seems closed and while I understand there is a 2k imm xp requirement to disuade power gamers or russians that are ####ty role writers that just means you need to power game your role and not your roleplay. You need a 1.5k first update and two 400xp updates, for most people they don't really NEED to do that nor will their role better explain their character. But just like one runs around and looks at paintings at htos with every char you do it for in game benefits. That was slightly off topic.


Anyway. I do get that people should experience and explore CF in game. People don't want a WoW style game where you get exact instructions for everything. But there must be some middle ground here so newbies feel that the gap is not that extreme.