Whole getting an estate is incredibly boring for a new player. Was better when taxes were automatic and the first action in game is recruit/enlarge unit and go fight. Everyone should start in the capital so that they can recruit. What kind of game is it that the first action is to travel for multiple days to get a decent unit.
The guy who was proud of becoming a marshal on a new continent is the attitude of the problem. That's nothing like a new player it's just dumb.
The whole discussion in this thread about how much power is technically possible for a "new" player is the problem. All the player base are title whores. They can't even name or comprehend other ways to play than to accumulate as much position in "duke" or "marshal" as possible.
