That ignores the second reason stated in the OP's question. Sparing. It wasn't just about questing it was also about using the amulet to even size between two people so they can spar on equal footing.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Kas is right. The reason the Church was a popular place is that it is where new people could meet others easily.

A Knight being in the Militia is obviously the same thing as people who can hold the title Right Hand of the Witch-King, Shields of Morgul and Orc lovers. I agree 120%

I say buff thieves and make them playable. Instead of complaining about them doing what little they actually can do.

I just wanted to point out that sixty-four people voted on this post. I think that's a fair amount to make the conclusion of what the general game population wants. And it seems people really want some sort of change to stat modifiers. I understand you're worried about breaking something if you make...

The church was central for new players because of "home" and its where you start, unless you set home another place. It's simple. It might be caused by lazyness, but that was the cause. The pub won't be, cause you don't go there for those reasons. p.s. Personally i'd been happier with mak...

Add private tables like the ones in Bree. You can have private conversations at the table with <tsay>.

You can make your own knightly orders in Pelargir. People have been using them to create clubs/mini-guilds for a long time. You might want to investigate that.

Dragons should be something scary. Not just a special that fires sometimes and shoots breath at an enemy. This is a neat idea. Also the idea that the careless dragon rider leaving his dragon around can get it killed and set him back is great. It'd be an interesting balance between player skill, know...