I jumped on quick last night as well.
more 50/50 on the quick exp thing. last wipe, we had weeks and admittedly, I never actually made it back up to 50. haha. so, I guess there is something to be said about that. On the other hand, leveling on this one is almost too fast.
not sure on the "50 foundations" macro. I have no idea how large that is. how far do I need to be away exactly?
I think I mentioned I like the idea of "the sims" in regards to thralls. One thing I hope to see sooner then later is, either sifters/tumlblers, or thrall gatherers. Specifically, a means to gather iron and possibly coal without having to set up camp in the north/nw so much. Half the map is unsettleable atm due to no iron. Seems dumb to me, to have so much of the map basically useless, past the first 3 hours of play.