Everyone's Recruitment skill on Server 1 has been reset to 0. Players on Server 1 will no longer be able to train Recruitment passively, the same as it works on S2. The only way to increase that skill is to actually recruit new players. See
this for details.
Don't fret! You will not gain any less experience now even if you had Recruitment leveled, because the Recruitment skill now starts at a 10% exp bonus at level 0 and goes to 20% bonus when maxed.
Server 2 now has the same level cap as Server 1, which is 85 with the potential for 5 pilgrimages. Both servers are equal in all ways now except for a new Server 2 bonus to help new players catch up, both to existing Server 2 players and to Server 1: All players on Server 2 will now also enjoy a 33% bonus to all experience gains. This does not stack with Boon or PK bonuses and does not work for pilgrimage leveling.
There's never been a better time to make an S2 character!
For the month of January, there will be a 1/3 chance of getting double resources when you forage or fish.
For the month of February, there will be a 1/3 chance of getting double resources when gardening or hunting.
For the month of March, there will be a 1/3 chance of getting double resources when wood collecting or mining.
For the month of April, there will be a 1/3 chance of getting double resources when dust collecting or trapping.