[Falstaff]

i don't agree. It's extremely hard and annoying for new players to start playing on a new shard. Not everyone wants to run naked and macro his war skills for months, UO is not about macro and sparring. IN as it is now is perfect for new players.

for months? now lets be serious. If you join a guild it takes days not months to macro up a melee skill.

Thenu makes another good point. The merc camp is also a safe zone for the whole shard. People macro all sorts of skills there knowing they can't be touched.