Beginning leveling

I played wow since burning crusade, leveled a toon in POE 1 to 100 as you know no easy task.

My question or comment is: Are you trying to discourage new players away from your game? I have died a dozen times from level 1 - level 4 as a mercenary.
How about you either give more gear and gems to the level 1 toons or make the content a little easier from at least 1-10 or 20? It is absolutely ridiculous!

Don't approach PoE 2 gameplay the same way that you play PoE 1 - it is NOT the same. Take a step back and approach it with extreme caution until you get used to it. Take your time and don't rush (not that you can with no movement speed ;) )

It really is not hard at all.