Once upon a time all new players entered the world into Middle Valley Clearing, but we've since changed that. New players now enter the world through a bunch of different streets. Here's where they arrive now:
Middle Valley Clearing
Thicket
Hayden Seek Alley
Fairgower Lane
Verdant Green
Is there a way to see another player's level? I got the help 5 level 1s quest but tried looking at the player interaction menu for their level and didn't see that info. I probably missed it, so pointers would be welcome.
"Aww, how come? Why did you change it? Just curious"
probably because a lot of players on a single street causes graphical performance issues in the client, primarily frame rate drops, and having that as a first experience as a new player is a bad thing.