High level newbie, in need of orientation

[Haunt]

Thanks for all of your responses.

I finally got my UI reset, worked through a couple of issues to get the game working and decently optimized, and hung around familiar areas for a bit to work the rust off.

I checked out SolB - and while it had that intense, claustrophobic feeling that makes PvE fun and challenging - I quickly realized that I was going to train someone to death if I kept trying to solo explore the area. So I moved on.

I headed out to Kunark and explored several areas I had never seen before, eventually making my way to the Dreadlands. Kaluppo's comment about 'breezing to 52' outside the castle appears to be spot on. After working out some kinks (i.e. learning to dodge the spiderwizards) I was halfway through 49 in what seemed like no time.

Getting the Charasis key seems like a fun side task, so that's on my agenda as well.

Also - special thanks to Snyder43 for alerting me to the potential pitfall of hunting the Hole. I've been working hard to keep important factions unpeeved, so I especially appreciate that tip.

RL obligations will keep me away from P99 for the next several days, but I'm looking forward to getting back into it ASAP. Much appreciation to everyone who responded here! Your tips were very helpful with my getting back into it.