>A friend of mine tried CF after much prodding. The complaint
>he had was in nagivating the land. The newbie school was
>good, the few quests to help move about the land were good.
>After that...blah. His biggest problem was finding places to
>learn, gather equipment, etc. With the addition of new areas
>and a small player base in which to actually find someone
>around your rank willing to help you, he was left to his own
>devices most of the time.

I agree with your statements above. I'm not sure I'm a fan of an automated tour-bus, but be it quests, or help files, or maps or whatever, I think we have room to improve. Feel free to continue to suggest ideas in this vein.