lower to mid lvl server???

Well, if you're willing to pony up the time and expense of running a second server, perhaps you could mail Dru and Shan.

Otherwise, I don't think it's worth their effort.

It may be related to the fact that I started even before the medic class was in beta, but I think it is easier to level now. In fact, there were no "classes" back then and we had to make do with the skills of a basic weapon master. As Sub said, no extra help either (extra skills for lower levels).

So my perception of "back then" is a little different than someone who just joined and I can see why the current state may seem very difficult to new players.

I think the issue is resources (time, money) and the number of players to support two servers. Also, it may be an issue to port/migrate/transfer characters between servers once you reach the cap of the starter server (not impossible, obviously)