[Thenu]

I completely agree with with Falstaff. The Merc camp is very nicely done. However, it provides a safezone for ALL players, and not just new players. Regarding the "old" (longer player on IN), they should get a house or macro in GZ. I mean common, it is legal to afk macro anywhere (exeption: resources ofc). Regarding the new players (whether veteran or completely new), it takes the adventure away. Some of my best experiences in UO was looking for new stuff. Knowing that I was gonna hunt for stuff and might get PK'd. Thats why I always teamed up with 2 -5 other guys who were around my exp level. With the merc camp you dont need to take a dagger/ shield into the wold to train your melee to GM yoru fighting skills. You just stand there and macro.

In short: I agree, maybe add a skillcap on the portal as sm0ke suggested.

(Another suggestion: Make the sparring partners only useable till say... 60- 80%? This would make the melee you so love more valuable, would be nice to see brt GY etc crawling with newbies)