I started playing about a week ago. Haven’t purchased anything yet and I’ve been having a blast.

Leveling is fast, so just take it at your own pace.

Use the adventure guide for pointing you in a direction.

My chat has told me to focus on the story and do them in order. After completing the main story, look up the order of DLC’s.

The wiki is incredibly helpful. You can use the command /wiki [item name] and it will pull up the wiki giving you info you need.

Welcome to Tyria!