If u just wanna try a champhunt, no need to join anything at all.Id love to join and learn to do champs and factions. I met Pitr ingame and has been very helpful i have trained up my necro/mage/sw and although not completely finished i think is ready to start some learning and helping. I am also training up a mage tamer and the greater dragon is bonded and training is going well. I play at odd times but would love to join in with others. Which faction do i need to join, and can i join a guild or is it best not to?
Faction on the other hand, here u would need to build a PVP char, and join a guild, so u can get alot of help from your'e guild mates. Beeing alone in faction is not fun at all.
Personally i try and help newcommers to faction, but not all in my alliance feel the same way. (i'm Minax btw)
Factions atm has 3 sides.
COM/TB natives more or less here on drac. (they stick together all the time)
MIN players mostly from US,EU.
SL Some guys from EU, They hate everyone except themself.
So if you are german i would probberly try and get into COM/TB.
SL i would't even try, Minax, well there is a chance but its low.
Hope the information was usefull. Good luck with whatever you decide.