>I'm new and was just warned in game that I can only have one bank account, it seemed to indicate that the decision was kind of a big deal, so I decided to try and get some advice.

>as a low level wizard which town will I be spending time in the most? or where do most players congregate? I'd feel silly if I ended up setting up my one and only bank account in the newbie zone or something.

Well, it's an interesting question right now as there are some major changes going on as to how "realms" work.

https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Chronomage_Teleportation_System

As of last night, there are now 2 large realms, one in the east, one in the west, and 3 isolated towns, and gold rings will work anywhere from point to point within each realm, respectively, so that really frees up your options in terms of travel times, but really doesn't answer your question :)

In terms of low-level hunting, there are three towns set up for beginning players: Wehnimer's Landing, Icemule Trace, and Ta'Vaalor. The first two are in the large western realm (West of the Dragonspine), and Ta'Vaalor is in the East (commonly referred to as Elven Nations). People gather in all three towns. the Landing is the largest, Ta'Vaalor is the smallest, but all have loyal and continuous communities, it will really depend on your roleplay/gameplay preferences.

I strongly suggest reading the starting guide for each town, and the entire New Player Category on the Wiki: https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/New_player

>also, side topic, is there a way to search the forums? I couldn't find one so sorry if this is a question oft asked.

Which bank to use is not an oft asked question since F2P is still relatively new, but you can sort of search the forums by searching site:tinyheroes.com with any terms.

The functionality of the official message boards is often the bane of many active players. I've tried to make it easier to find folders by linking them from their respective Wiki pages.

Hope that helps

Just put your bank in the town you intend to start hunting from, I personally find the landing is the best level 0-20 town.

Thanks a lot! that sets my mind at ease, and gives me a direction to figure out where I might want to open it.