main quest questions

[Sadana]

I haven't gotten to the group part of the main story yet but have tried doing a guildhest twice. By the time I finally hear something about it, I get a "you're doing something else" error after clicking 'join'. When I tried to just cancel what I was doing at the time, I ended up canceling both it and the guildhest invite. :-/ Am I just supposed to stand still for 20 or so minutes until I get the actual invite? And will the same thing happen when I try a group story quest?

[Mikedizzy]

I haven't gotten to the group part of the main story yet but have tried doing a guildhest twice. By the time I finally hear something about it, I get a "you're doing something else" error after clicking 'join'. When I tried to just cancel what I was doing at the time, I ended up canceling both it and the guildhest invite. :-/ Am I just supposed to stand still for 20 or so minutes until I get the actual invite? And will the same thing happen when I try a group story quest?

What you do is set up your "gear sets" on your hot bard so that you can sign up for the Dungeon/Instance of your choice and then you simply change back to the "right" gear set before you select "COMMENCE" and then you will be good to go and can craft or level something else in the mean time while you are waiting for the DF to queue up. There is a video on the website from the producer on the DF mechanics where Yoshi does this himself.

[KhyaraBloodvayne]

No you don't have to stand still and do nothing, however, entering an instance or starting a leve will take you out of queue. I'd suggest doing FATEs, sidequests, hunting logs, or even just grinding while you are waiting. Also:

- Leveling crafting skills
- Do some of the quests that allow you to learn a new skill (ie, get the quest that allows you to dye clothing out of the way while waiting)
- Exploring new areas and attuning Aetherytes and Choco porters to make travel easier
- Find the gear merchants around your level and see when it's best to upgrade next, and then compare those NPC merchant prices to the prices on the AH for the same gear to spend the least amount of money you can
- Research the dungeon/instance so that you know any special conditions you may face so that you can be prepared and can help your group if they've never been there

This isn't a comprehensive list, I'm a noob as well, this is just what I've learned thus far using some MMO common sense and some research.