Thank you very much for the advice, I really appreciate it! ^_^

I will certainly check out the guilds. It's wonderful to see such a friendly community.

Hello, as you've probably discerned by now, I am new to the world of Planeshift; and while I am currently reading the guides, and trying to puzzle things out for myself, there is one thing that I know no guide will be able to tell me.

In such a large game as Planeshift, how can one assimilate oneself into the community?
What kind of communities are there here - do you have 'stereotypes' about eachother that would only be apparent in the game itself (negative, positive, or ridiculous but existant?) How does a new player generally find a group to associate with?
Also, is it so large a community as it looks?

... As a side note, if any of you is feeling particularly kind, could you possibly inform me as to how I can activate the tutorial? I saw it on my first time online, but due to computer complications, I had to close the program before I could complete the tutorial. Seeing as how the out-of-game tutorial makes me feel like a monkey with a nuclear device, if at all possible I'd like to activate it again. ^^; I deeply appreciate the help.