Paladins not the easiest to start off "gearless" but if you make some progress I think people will invest in you (me included in terms of JC if you want HP rings etc).
I've found groups at all levels so don't worry about that. The irony of red is everyone thinks there aren't groups so they don't play... which can make it difficult to find a group. If you're a Euro player it becomes worse as its the graveyard shift
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Gear camps are generally more open, but Lower Guk is usually a bit of a shitfest if you want something out of there and someone doesn't want you in there
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If you go hybrid and want to camp anything, try and get a bind in the nearest city.
<Hokuten> was a guild mixed of skilled and starting players, Jib posted to say he was takign a back seat a bit more lately so not sure on their direction... but there was <Uprising> before that and something else before that. So don't worry, you'll make pals
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Like blue its a time investment, a lot of people are happy to spend 8 hours a day in the EC tunnel on blue but see red as empty and therefore a total waste of their time. Fuzzy logic I think
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