Eden Group Project - tl;dr ahead

[Gankz]

The point of it is that it isn't as annoying to get past that 85 mark with this. It would allow you to gain exp at a comfortable level, instead of taking forever.

The buddy beanie is not "a lot" of handicaps. Sure, a couple hundred extra hp, awesome...but you're still screwed for leveling spots due to the fact that there is no way to make zeny as a new player so you're stuck with the lowest tier equipment.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by someone "abusing" this for exp. We can't even gain more than one level at a time on this server, and it's not like they can even use this after they hit 86.

I know you see it as "not that difficult" to level up and get geared and get to where they are. I've made trans characters on lower rates than this and I even have a 97 wizard on iRO. That's not really the point. The point is to allow new people to the server get a good head start and start off easier. Very few low rates are around anymore because of the mindset you seem to be displaying.