Small quality of newbie life suggestion.

[Xgya]

It's been a standard for all of the new characters created through Veteran Status to start off with a hireling contract to help them off on their merry questing ways.

I don't know how much effort would be needed to change this, but might I suggest you adopt the same standard for iconics?

This might not sound like much, but I find it strange that all the characters you start above 1st level get this benefit except for a handful of iconics.

I'd understand that the default Morninglord might need it far less than, say, the Purple Dragon Knight, but I've consistently found that in a group without a dedicated healer, the potions give out before the characters earn a way to buy such a contract (I've even seen a few die off in the first quest or two and be left in the bar without any money to pay for the food to get them back up)

This won't benefit multi-TR chain-questing toons, but for all the newbs out there that bought those iconics to test out the higher level gameplay, it'd be a welcome addition.

[valkrei]

Gear needs to be re-done from level 28 and down. Post Ravenloft. A lot of gear either requires to high a level to use or its stats/abilities just are not that good. Same can be said with augments. This might not be the fix your asking for but gear does matter even at level 1.