I'm thinking it's a world by world bases. I have not seen anyone on ragnark (sp) shouting for LS's or for help. I have seen lots of people shouting to leech and/or shouting to sell leech spots. I would also be willing to bet the majority of "new" players are actually current players establishing multiple accounts. On ragnark it is common to see people with 4,5 or even 6 chars playing at once, and that's a fact. I myself have two chars but I use 2 comps and not the windower progs out there. Nothing like watching 6 lvl 5 chars following each other through a city and most of them have almost the same name just one letter off. That is a common event these days. The game has become so easy to get exp people just make multiple chars and do everything themselves. But guys take the high road when someone says something you don't agree on. Instead of name calling provide a well rounded point of view and understand not everyone is as perfect as you.