In addition to the Novice Network, you can join a free company (aka Guild, or Clan). This is one of the easiest ways to have people help you.
Many FCs I know of provide free gear, dungeon and raid clearing assistance for new members.

You can play with people on other servers within the same data center in a limited fashion via the cross world Party finder. You are on Louisox and I am on Gilgamesh but we are both in the Aether data center, therefore, we could technically do a dungeon or raid or trial together. I would not be able to give you gear, or help you quest or do a fate.