Hi new player here : )

[DiasFlacOg]

Been playing for 4 days and so far the game is great, but I feel completely overwhelmed. As a new player what exactly should I be focusing on?

Also, once someone is on your friends list how do you "teleport" to them?

Thank you in advance

[Stepjam]

Focus on MSQ quests. By default, your UI should have a bar on the top left with a meteor icon next to it that always has whatever the next MSQ quest is. Until level 50, it's nearly the only thing you should be doing aside from any blue quests you find (they unlock things like glamour, summoning your chocobo in battle, or dungeons (usually dungeons)

You can't just warp to people on your friends list unfortunately. You can see what zone they are in, but you gotta make your way there manually. If you are in a party with someone and they warp, you can warp with them sometimes.

[DiasFlacOg]

Focus on MSQ quests. By default, your UI should have a bar on the top left with a meteor icon next to it that always has whatever the next MSQ quest is. Until level 50, it's nearly the only thing you should be doing aside from any blue quests you find (they unlock things like glamour, summoning your chocobo in battle, or dungeons (usually dungeons)

You can't just warp to people on your friends list unfortunately. You can see what zone they are in, but you gotta make your way there manually. If you are in a party with someone and they warp, you can warp with them sometimes.

Thank you sir

I will focus on the MSQ then. What are "bue quest"? I dont think ive seen that before.

One more question. Those giant blue crystals that we can touch in the main cities is there a way that we can teleport to them? It seems like every big city or town has them.

[Stepjam]

Blue quests, basically any quest giver you see that has a blue icon over their head instead of a yellowish one. The icon should have a plus in it as well. That means it's a quest that unlocks something.

And yes, whenever you reach one of those blue crystals, your first step should be to interact with the crystal and attune it. When you do, you can warp to it at any time you want (for a fee). In major cities, there are smaller blue crystals you can also attune, they let you warp to any small crystal in the city from another crystal in the city (including the big one).

[Frizze]

I will second that the MSQ is by far the most important thing to do. The MSQ unlocks(either directly or via gating) most of the content in the world. There are some parts of the world you cant even get to and explore until the MSQ sends you there. So thats definitely priority one. Unlock quests are an ok priority two. If you want an example of one, your character lists you as an archer. There is a level 15 quest in Gridania(you have to advance the story a bit past 15 for it to show up i think) with the blue icon. If you do that quest, you unlock the sightseeing log(a sort of mini-game where you have to find specific spots in the world and interact with them via emote). A similar level 15 quest in Ul Dah unlocks access to the Manderville Gold Saucer(a casino full of mini-games and non-combat rewards). Youll find a lot of them over time. Finally, a third thing to prioritize is your class/job quests. Some of your most important combat abilities are unlocked by doing class/job quests, so you definitely dont want to skip those either.

Welcome to the game, and happy hunting!

[Stepjam]

Oh yeah, I agree with what Frizze said, make sure to do your class quests whenever they are available. Many of them unlock new skills that you can't get just through leveling, and the level 30 quests in particular are important for ARR classes.