I have devoted loads of time to help new and re-starting playes with nothing on my shard for atleast 14 years . To start with empty hands and slowly earn all you need is a great experience. Atleast it was when I started in 2000. Ower the years the game changed and it became really hard to start up. A full resist or LRC suit with some extras and 50 k for insurance , a crystal ball of knowledge..Is what I find most needful. I have a house with little books with basic info and where to find web guides. All sorts of teleporters and a book with a rune to my place. Lp training boxes . House teleporter to a shop with rune library and repairdeeds etc.. I spend hours explaining stuff and recomand them to come to our daily meeting in Britain at the west bank , where veterans banksit and welcome new and returning players 1 hour every evening. We answer questions and repair and help out with all sorts of things but mainly offer knowledge and help them to join a guild for new and returning ppl.
The banksitting hour has been going obn for ower 3 years now . Cooks brings us food and coffee and its very relaxed.
The suit they get for free is made for training , lightweight and sewed in stats and mana and some di. No talis aprons cloaks etc. That should be earned. Some wear the suit forever others pick up cursed loot the next day as something handed for free must be crap in their opinion. I never comment ot let it get to me or I had been to discouraged to continue sometimes. Its theirs and if they get the chance to owercome the first hadr discouraging period.
This is to give back somethig to the game for all fun I still have and for doing what I can to keep the shard helthy. And im not alone, we are a small crowd at the bank most evenings. So its not a mother Theresa ting, its for us, the existing players.
Im not poor , I could afford to give them millions but to me it is to spoil their experience. And make some of them take for granted they are entitled to support, and dont have to set up goals and work for it. Its more ruining than helping .