Hello, first of all I'd like to apologize for the disjointed, possibly incomphrehensible question dump that follows, and note that I've probably forgotten a lot of questions that I may add later provided someone bothers replying ^^. Also, many of these aren't HoX specific, but I felt that making two similar topics in this forum and general would be a bit demanding.
Anyhow, I turned 80 like an hour ago, and this is my first character over 40 in AoC. Saying that I'm pretty clueless about what to do is an understatement. I've read a bunch of stickies, but to be honest I didn't understand all of them. In addition, I'm guildless so far, I have Khitai expansion but not Turan/DragonSpine, and have done zero PvP (though hilariously I've been getting pvp aa from Scorpion Cave+Main System mind control). So without further ado:
1. I'm currently in Tarantia Commons - think I'm close to done with the Rat/Crow quests, and other than that I think it's just dungeons (except Iron Tower), Cemetary group quests and possibly "Sister" quests (haven't found any) that I lack. I've previously done most quests in Atzel and Kheshetta (not Destiny quest yet). In terms of non-dungeon content, what should I do now? Any reason to do more in "old world", or should I start Grasslands? Are most of the Khitai quests faction-based, or can you still progress through the zones without joining factions?
2. I'm pretty perplexed about dungeon progression. I've done Scorpion/some Onyx/Iron Tower, but haven't gotten much gear from there even though I'm mostly wearing early 70's blues and late 70's greens. Should I now try to go for Crows/Iron Tower/Attilus/Onyx/Caravan/Atzel/Halls/Scorpion/Xibalaku, or can I go for Khitai NMs straight away without having gear/aa/exp, which presumably gives better gear than older dungeons?
Also, is there any online resource with guides for AoC's dungeons (and eventually list of quests)? I come from TSW where most dungeons (esp nightmares) require understanding and tactics, and although most of what I've done so far has been tank-and-spank, Iron Tower bosses seems to suggest AoC dungeons require understanding.
3. What is the relationship between "old" HMs, Khitai Godslayers, Turan/DragonS HMs and unchained dungeons? All my groups in Iron Tower tried to do HM (and failed due to lack of communication), but it didn't seem more difficult than NM. I assume Xiba HM is more difficult though, and certainly Godslayers.
4. Speaking of gear and Khitai; I don't understand factions very well, but I think I'd like to progress with multiple cause I think all of the gear and mounts look amazing and I'd like multiple sets I think. Is Kjjr's guide (http://forums-us.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=229064) still up-to-date? As in; ignore repeatable quests/grinding, and do Khitai dungeons for reputation/tokens instead? Is it "unrealistic"/impractical for me to try to, for example, get the Hyrkanian epic sword, then betray them and get wolf mount and set from the enemy faction?
5. Any reason to get Turan/Dragon Spine any time soon? Seems Dragon Spine quests are very hard (seen people in epics die to quest mobs in videos), while Turan quests are for lvl 50s.
6. Raids; I've done a T1 loop when I was only lvl 66, and I'd like to do the Black Dragon quest at some point. But is there any reason to try to get a full T1 gear etc? Also, seems T1 pubs will "take anyone", but I assume this isn't true for T2 where you'd need a guild if you have no exp? In addition, is T1-3 "just for fun" since Khitai/unchained gear is better?
7. Regarding mounts; I have basic training and the normal mount, but I only have like 60 gold atm, not the 200 you need for advanced+swift. Is there any reason now to dump the gold on the swift horse, when I think the Hyrkanian/wolf/tiger/snake mounts look much cooler?
8. My current sword is the lvl 70 crafted blue one, but I've been trying to get into Onyx Chambers for Amtah. I've decided that 6 gold is too much for Carnage when I'm not even close to a lvl 80 mount. I'm assuming that Rage of Xotli can't be gotten reliably, and that Hyrkanian sword/Aok unc sword is far off in the distance. Any other weapon (eventually gear) I should try to get atm?
9. I think my feats are good (http://goo.gl/YtxrYW), but I'm not sure about aa except that Red Shadows is good. Should I try to max out Decisive Strikes/the other good stats perk to get to Red Shadows, or take 1/2 points in many of the first perks (seems cheaper?). Also, does Unbinding Charm (for dungeons) have priority over Red Shadows?
10. I've read that you can buy higher combo ranks from PvP vendors or vendors in Khitai... Is this important to get? I assume you can't get higher PoIF?
There's probably a lot I forgot... but anyhow, thanks for reading, and if it's too long, you don't need to answer every single question.
TLDR: I'm a fresh 80 super-newb HoX; what should I do?