It really is a fanbulous time.
Some time ago Means asked what the community wanted. "Startup revision" was what the great majority of players asked for. Most players are actually aware that the game needs to renovate its playerbase if it wants to survive.
Since then we have a crawling rebalance of PvP requested by almost NOBODY. We have a promise of a new PvP playfield that is likely to be as popular as the BS's. Ganking noobs AND Ks VPs is going to be the next big lol for the "elite". We have daily missions that are "great". Who in his/her right mind thinks that a toon out of noob island can go kill the level 25 docs? Daily missions are great. They help a lot with leveling, they help alot (I did it on purpose) with tokens. None of it helps a starting player, but it makes Wrangeline happy and willing to level another toon.
This game needs a complete revision of its starting experience. First, before anything else, urgently, as in RIGHT NOW. But lets look at it from the brighter side. That is one promise the developers wont break.