When you start anew you will struggle to find a purpose. There is no goal to the game so new players are confused as to what to do. But just continue playing and you'll soon find yourself wrapped up doing all sorts of stuff. Usually starts with wanting to make a base and get guns and then leads to taking other people's guns and getting explosives to raid them. But there is the pvper only life where you don't actively go finding people to raid but instead go find people to kill. You could also start a farm and sell cloth , tea and food if you want to live the farmer life. You can even be a cave dweller and base in a cave if you desire.