tbh being new is the funnest part. your leveling up getting stronger, if you dont enjoy that then you missed half the point of cRPG. its later on when your lvl 30 that it gets boring and becomes a dull grind.
That part is great, it would just be better if it happened over a shorter amount of time, especially since you can't reset skills.
25-50% faster leveling would be fantastic imo, and/or a sharper curve at a later level, so that noobs can hit level 15-ish much faster.
Most builds become semi-viable at least around that point, 20 is a little better, but you can manage at 15.
At 10 you still get killed due to crappier equipment/stats all the time.
under 10 you just die out of hand.
The noob levels can be amusing, but only if they don't last too long, and at least I think they do right now.
Also, you can't actually start getting better until you get something close to your final setup.