I remember when ahkma was full of lowbies lvling and looking for pts, damn those good old days. Sadly Ahkma is not much worth lvling there anymore. I would say its out dated in that mobs need at least a 10 lvl boost all over it bosses drops arent worth sh!t either. Crystal quarry could have a 10 lvl boost to it to. Like lowbies rather than going directly to tutorial just go to Crystal quarry lvl there to 30-35 then move to ahkma lvl there to 50-55 then go to Carronia. Then from there to R1 at around lvl65-70. Remembering the old days lvling could help make some changes that would help new players actually have fun lvling and grinding without making it hard for them.
I would add to this if PWI could sell Epics like with the same amount of stats than the old ones. For farming purposes or if players don't have the amount of $$ to buy full glac upgds at least make an alternative to upgds not as op but close to it. I find this old school weaps handy but with less every day making them hard to obtain or even unobtainable. Ofc Crafted/Upgds being greater than them. That means another income for the game.