I didn ' t play beta , but it ' s pretty easy to start out . Mostly just do the main story and class quests while grabbing anything else that catches your eye along the way to level . One thing to do as well would be the Hall of the Novice , which will open up around level 15 , right before your first dungeon and give both very good gear for your level and tips on how to play your class . The gear is amazing , so it ' s definitely worth doing even if you ' re confident on game mechanics . For dungeons , the duty finder system will automatically match you with a party if you enter alone , so it ' s generally fine to go solo for any low level content if you don ' t have friends active in game . There ' s no real need to get premade groups for each dungeon . That said , DF experience can be . mixed . Party finder will probably be fine if you want to avoid potentially acidic players .