How is it not fair? With the latest update, newbies with patience can now get a full alternate to fset (vote set), capes (substitute for rings), and a bunch of other feasible equipment through voting. Yggdrasil seeds are at their lowest ratio I've ever seen. MVP cards should drop in price since they will be easier to acquire.
At the very least, newbies today have it A LOT easier than when I was a newbie. How much easier should it become at this point? I think FRO has done a great job over the years easing the learning curve on this server for the new player.
If there should be a low costing Activity token reward, it should be like a hat for collection's sake, nothing to be used seriously in PVP.