Thank you for the info. I checked out the wiki and found a bit there.

Overall, I'm sticking with it for a bit, but adjusting my expectations. At this point, I'm finding a lot of abandoned cities (eeeeep! Spiders!) and the global chat is pretty brutal as far as asking questions. Solo play seems to be the way to go.

I've beta'd a few games now and found that what makes a game for me is the people playing it. I'm going to keep exploring - at some point I'm bound to run into folks that have bandwidth for a newblet.

Thanks again for the help - appreciate it.

Hi everyone. I just hopped into the game and am feeling a bit lost. I tried asking questions in global chat but there was no response. Hoping I can get a bit of info here, as I'd love to immerse myself into a new game!

--I'm coming from ESO, where the pov is flexible. This top down view is a bit claustrophobic for me, as I can't really zoom out far enough to see anything clearly around me. The terrain is super similar so to get my bearings I am using the large map (M) then heading in the direction I want to go. However, there is a rather strict pathing system, so I cannot run straight to where I'm heading. Part of me thinks that's kinda cool because I'm really seeing the ground as I meander around, but I'm also feeling itchy because the terrain does not really vary. It feels like getting places is a bit of a slow slog right now.
TLDR: Question - Can I zoom out more via adjusting a setting somewhere?

--The global chat is filled but folks are quite immersed in their own conversations and there's been no response to any of my questions there. Is there a particular chat in game that I should use? Or is the game culture just more focused on established players?

--Is there a good reference site anywhere for the basics of the game? I've looked around a bit and they all talk about
game but there are not a lot of details.

Thanks everyone for your help.