I applaud the effort but as much this should benefit movement through the lands, I see places like Necrovion and Golemus becoming dead zones. Also it will kind of defeat the purpose of the labyrinth, and even lands like Loreroot that gets littl foot traffic now will be out of reach for most, new players can only enter Marind Bell, MP4s will barely be able to enter Loreroot with the new age and level requirements which pretty much leaves the grinders sitting at GoE while the rest of the realm dwindles into obscurity.
my only suggestion would be to at least bring back the torch competition.