New to level 50

[ChameleonMS]

Furthermore joining a new FC for the sole purpose of getting free stuff is just shady as hell.

The free stuff is the ancillary benefit of joining a nicer group of people. The receiving player should return the favours in other ways overtime. Pay it forward mentality.
Crafter sell at inflated prices on the MB, which fine, that is the free market. Any crafter charging near MB prices to an FC member is just a greedy jerk.

[TheMurrkin4]

Lol well thanks for the input guys. I already have an FC that i helped grow, just not chalk full of endgame players yet. I do appreciate the suggestions though. I just wasn't sure how to unlock all the relic quests and soldiery armor and hard mode dungeons and all this good stuff i keep hearing about but i will keep questing around some new areas. As far a Duty Roulettes go at lvl 50, maybe i just don't have enough storyline done but i only have the same low level stuff as before an it awards me xp which is now useless? I've been savin em all for my WHM instead.

[ChameleonMS]

As for progression, have you completed the main story line? Defeated The Pretorium and subsequent story quests?

If not that should be your priority because once you do, as Callinon stated Mor Dhona will have several quests available. This is where you get access to all the lv50 dungeons, completion of each dungeon will yield first time completion bonus of Soldiery, which you will use to purchase i100 gear. Additionally, join Hunt parties in your Party finder, this will grant you Allied Seals, which also can be used to purchase i100 gear from your Grand Company Hunt Billmaster.
Then work on the Legacy of Allag quest line, this will unlock the Crystal Tower, which is 3, 24 player raids; Labyrinth of the Ancients i80 gear, Syrcus Tower i100 gear + Sands and Oil of Time to upgrade i100 soldiery gear to i110, and finally World of Darkness i120 gear.
Completing all three will grant a once a week quest Gift of Archmagus to upgrade i120 poetics gear to i130.