I noticed it too that everyone was super friendly and all.
The only exception was the Story roulette where they just blandly ignored the new players that wanted to enjoy the cutscenes and just rushed into the battles.

But I think it won't last long tbh. Like Garuda Ex just now, 2 wipes most were new to Garuda , ragequit with a short "noobs" as a goodbye.
Shame though the higher the level, the lower the fun allowance in this game. Where's the no fun allowed robot when you need him..