@Gurkak
It seems really ages since some of us are actually helping newbies. Well, there were guilds that did that before, we did it in TOB, i am sure Epic and Venus didn't hoard the castle drops when Influence was holding the castles right Gurkak? i remember Epic literally giving out every drop every woe (i see a lot of people that got decent gear and most of them came from Influence). in fact, most guilds leaders didn't hoard drops. sadly, that isn't really the case now isn't it?
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tbh, i rarely see newbies now. and some newbies only knows how to beg.
Took me half a year to get decent equips(with help of PsychoSamuraiz) when I started. took me that long with help, imagine new players just starting out and no one helps them.
I agree to some of the suggestions, but i think rich people might abuse it. but it's better than nothing
Weapons as Vote Rewards: I agree to this. What I suggest is this, once the legendary weapons are fully out, make the elite weapons as vote items. In fact, make them vote items ASAP. this would help newbies and the server alot. I mean cmon, if the elite weapons are on the vote rewards, ALOT of people would really vote religiously.
2nd is lower some prices in the vote rewards. 1k or more really looks greedy on votes. 500 is ok, even if it takes a few weeks or months
DO NOT HIDE NEWBIE QUEST'S NPC. make the npc tell them where to go instead of the new guys waiting for a guide in the wiki.