I've been looking around at various guilds, and many of them INSIST that you have previous EQ experience. Perhaps it a bit silly of me to want to join one so soon, but the guild community really appeals to me. When I first started playing FFXI, the Linkshell I joined was one of my greatest sources of information and support. Without that experience when I first started, I don't know if I would have been as good a player as I became. (Who knows, perhaps I still would.^^)
There is one that I'm hoping to get into. But I may be declined due to my complete lack of EQ knowledge. :/