Agree with OP.

Level 1 and 7 gear from the vendor I'd like to see (like ffxi bronze&leather sets). For reasonable prices.. level 10 bronze labrys sells from vendor in LL for like 43k.

Not a lot of money, but when you're starting out 43k can't be made until three or four chapters into main story line.

Also taking into account no more physical level to make starting that new class easier.

I'm not too worried because SE's history shows whenever they port their MMO (like FFXI to PS2, XBox, etc) they always add features to accommodate new players.

When ps2 release came they added the new adventurer flag (that question mark thing) and xbox release they added the books of valor or w/e they were.

I'm confident they'll do something to address new players (or in my own case, people rerolling), maybe even lower the level in which certain abilities (like cure and provoke) are acquired. They already have the grind camps for 15s. Go go Valkurm Dunes 2.0!