I definitely think that new players should start with 3 nobles per account, not 2. I'm still convinced that allowing new players to start playing an adventurer from the beginning is a poor idea and should be held back for a period of time while they learn the main noble game. BM is primarily social and adventurers, unless you land in or know to travel to an advy-involved vicinity, are primarily loners. Nobles get much more social interaction and should thus be more readily available to new players.