Starting Over...

Newb the nth time around now.
Was testing the leveling rates over the weekend; you can still get to Level 10 under an hour, so I won't say it's grindy compared to most games even though it's been reset back to the original rate after Alpha.
(Which game lets you get to level 30 under 2 days???)

Anyway, another interesting thing to note: See the Paperdoll overlay in the middle-right of the pic below? Yep, you see which "parts" of your attire are due for repair and about to give out on you. There's fair amount of warning-time. I made it through the final round of the instance and the claws hadn't given out yet. And it's not your 3-minute instance either. The Big, Bad Wolf is REALLY big and bad this time. Plus the Ash Wolf mobs have a sliding-charge attack that steam-rolls over your, similar to Vega's (big black wolf boss).

The mob charges only deal small damage, but can really hamper your movement. And if there are 3 or 4 of them charging you at different times while you are already down, it can pin you for quite awhile.

Also, the text box can now be "popped out" with a small button on the upper-right corner of the text box itself, so you don't have to worry about the system text when you are taking screenshots. If you click a sorting button on the text box interface, it can filter and organize the text into chat vs system (below) so you don't miss messages from buddies.Mission maps are also now on the center-left top of the browser and will drop down when you click N. On the top right corner is a point-by-point bar of the area you are in, including a highlighted node that shows the exact location in the area.
This streamlines the interface a bit better than the Alpha build.

And just for kicks, Cap'n White Tooth paid us a visit in Breeze (below). I got pwned.
Bleah.