New lvl 50

Hey I'm a Bard that just recently finished getting to level 50 and beat the big boss. What is next? i mean i know there is so much more but what should i do first? I want to try a raid but i know my item level is low compared to other players and everyone is in such a rush.
After getting shredded for watching the final cut scenes and left behind, I'm not sure how to progress... It seems everyone is in a rush and doesn't have time to teach the new player anything, only complain when they make a mistake.

Any advise is appreciated.

Not sure if many are doing the 2.0 raids anymore. I think most have moved on to the HW content with the new Alex raids. You may just want to finish the 2.0 storyline. If you buy HW you will gain EXP doing the rest of the story (I think they gave EXP to those quests) You will also get better gear doing them too.

Congratulations on your first 50.

People do have time to teach a new player, just those last 2 story dungeons are annoying for older people. Yes they should be kind enough to wait for a new person, but most of the people don't unfortunately since with watching the cutscenes the dungeons take like 3 times longer to clear.

If you want to find some helpful people, you can try join a free company (What guilds are in this game). Not all free companies are that great but if you find the right one for you, you will have a great time in game.

If you want to re-do the final 2 dungeons again but not being left behind this time, try make a party finder group telling them you want to do the two dungeons with no cut scene skipping. You might need to shout in the main cities and areas every 5 - 7 minutes or so to get the party full, but it's a great experience to do the dungeon with the cutscenes. Try put on the option of minimum item level as well for an extra challenge.

Here is an unlock guide to help you with unlocking new stuff.

You can try unlock some side level 50 dungeons and what not with the help of that site, or you can continue to do your main story quest. Doing some side level 50 dungeons will help you a lot with getting tomestones to buy some nice Ironworks armor.

2.X raids aren't very popular right now, but the main Extreme Primals are. So if you want to experience some tough level 50 bosses, I would recommend gearing up with tomestones and trying to unlock the Extreme versions of Primals.

^^^ Ditto all that. You have so much you can do just try and knock it out in chunks.