This game is haaard ._. yes it's a rant.

[Hagito]

Oddly, I didnt have any of the above problems when I first started. If ever I ran into anything I was unsure of and curious to know about, I'd use this crazy resource of information called the internet :P

Odd enough every time I did that the game closed so I had to bare with it that way.

I do admit I did not run into half as many problems starting as well, but I attribute that to the fact that I joined this game following friends so I basically started already with a linkshell, also said friends were XI players so I knew pretty much what the names meant, so I count myself lucky.

However I do belive that certain things like linkshells are explained at the beginning tutorial?

I do have to, however, say that I am disappointed in you for not liking the cutscenes. Goddamit they're the best part of this game in my opinion. But that is up to taste, so it is neither here nor there. The majority of your complaints are, however, things that most of the community HAS been vastly vocal about (or at least it is what it seems), which the dev team is in fact planning to fix over time.

I like them, however I expect to be able to control my character for more than 20 minutes before another cutscene kicks in... I mean is this a movie or a game?

Note to new players. I would suggest picking a server that has atleast 2 chocobos next to the name. Rabanastre has plenty of folks on as well as a few others. Second some info is actually in the cutscenes so try to exercise a bit of patience and make sure not to skip them. There is also a tutorial for new players and read through that to familiarize yourself with the basics.

Lastly politely shout in town explaining that you like this game and are very new and would like a linkshell so you can learn the ropes and have ppl to talk to. If you dont mind changing to rabanastre you can join carnival we help new ppl everyday and have a specific day of the week that we help out new players. Good luck and welcome.

My first thought was picking the one that was filled out, but since I was in my foolish way of following what the game tells to you, I chose one of the empty ones... since that is what the game itself recommends you to do =.=

The first mission you do makes you run to the camp nearest to the town and bring up your NPC linkshell and this explains the whole linkshell thing.

I don't want to sound rude but I think OP, you should really use the internet more or maybe read what the cutscenes are trying to tell you.
I am not denying that the game is a bit unfinished in many parts and the learning curve in the beginning of the game can be a bit steep but you are making it sound a lot harder than it actually is.

It's probably different if you start in other cities I don't really remember anything explaining linkshell :/

My first language is not english how am I supposed t' nderst'nd txt' lk' th's?...