I really like what has been done with the new tutorial dungeon. Having a miniboss battle really wraps up that dungeon, and I believe will make a newer player feel like he or she has accomplished something. It adds a nice pacing element, as well as making that dungeon feel complete. Very well done.
I do feel however, that crafting is kind of left by the wayside (could be a bud though). I've only gone through it once, but I picked up all the crafting items at the "crafting table" and got no popup with regards to crafting.
