Wow, long thread! I was feeling kind of pessimistic about this game, but this letter gave me a little hope. I am happy to see that the devs understand how, um, disliked the whole leve-based leveling thing is by many people.

And getting people into other cities by making marks for each class only available in the city with the guild is a really neat idea! I do have a small worry about that though when it comes to gathering classes. As a miner, I find that different regions tend to have an abundance of different items. For example, if I want silver (which I do, as a goldsmith), I will go to Humblehearth. Granted, a dedicated gatherer will probably do leves and gathering in at least two regions each cycle. But I do wonder if this could potentially skew the supply of gathered materials in favor of those more common in the region with the associated guild.

And on another note, the stealth ability sounds great. Quarry spots tend to be in caves, which are often filled with skeletons, bats, and other such unfriendly critters.