Most classes have basic AOEs by the time they reach level 30, so I feel like an “Intermediate Hall of Novice” would be a really good addition to have for sprouts around this level. It could also serve to teach newer players about going from a class to a job, and educate them on the basics of their class’ job (perhaps have a way to tie it into the MSQ and/or class quests, to subsequently direct sprouts to the NPCs that give them their job quests, while also giving them some basics of how the job works when first starting out—I feel like this could be useful for tanks, since gladiator and marauder don’t have things like “tank stances”). As a reward, offer some nice level 30 gear, much like the original HoN does, that would last until level 35 or so (though those levels seem to just fly by anymore, don’t they?).

I always feel really sad when I see a sprout in a later dungeon without a job stone, and they say to me that they didn’t realize there was something after their level 30 class quest. Since the game no longer requires “X class to 30 and Y class to level 15”, the Intermediate HoN would be a particularly smooth transition from class to job, I think.

While also including basics for AOEing and single-targeting for DPS jobs, tank stance and mitigation for tanks, and stressing the importance of balancing healing and offensive magic for healers (and perhaps a section talking about pet usage and shields for SCH). It obviously can’t be too in-depth, but I still feel like this game needs something to at least attempt to teach people the importance of the AOE rotations.