@swgohfan1
I need to ask you a couple questions.
First: Are you a member of a guild? Right now, I don't think you are because even low-level guilds easily complete Rancor & HAAT these days, but you don't have Raid Han Solo or General Kenobi unlocked.
So the very first thing to do, assuming I'm correct, is to immediately head over to the "Players looking for guilds" thread. Often they create one every month, but the current one is labeled "Late October/November" so you'll be fine even if you're looking for a while - but frankly, I don't think you will. I'll even provide a link:
https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/237194/players-looking-for-guilds-october-november-2020-read-rules-in-first-post-before-posting#latest
Now, before you post in that thread, read the first post from Sunnie1978 about the rules & expectations for that thread.
If you can be counted on to spend 600 energy per day just in Light Side Battles, dark Side Battles, and Cantina Battles (mod energy & fleet energy don't count) make sure you say that, because every one of those first 600 red & yellow energy per day earns 1 ticket towards starting a Raid.
Raids are going to vastly increase your income for credits, gear, and other things. With a full guild of 50 players, that means that there's a max of 30,000 tickets per day, and organized guilds will expect an average of 500 tickets/day with most days being 600 and missed days usually coming at announced vacations.
Guilds for starting players (like you) will not be particularly strict about this usually, but some are, and if you aren't going to play and spend energy every day, there's a chance you're going to join a strict guild by accident. If that happens, they'll kick you out after a little while, and that's not good for you or the guild.
So be honest & upfront about how much energy you think you'll spend per day. If you don't know yet, say that. The guilds that are really rigid about that sort of thing won't send you an invite and other guilds know that you're honest and helpful, which will be attractive to them.
You could read the ads from guilds looking for players, but I really doubt they would mean much to you right now, since you are going to have little experience with different guilds & how they are run and what they can do for you (and you for them). I can spot a demanding guild even when they say they're relaxed because of what teams they expect and comparing that to the GP that is average for that guild, but you won't be able to do that, so the ads might be interesting, but it's better for you if you let a guild that knows what it's looking for read your ad and figure out whether that matches the guild rather than you doing it the other way round.
THAT SAID,
A bunch of guilds are going to send you a message right away, and more than half won't even really read your advertisement. Make sure you read those responses and don't accept any offers from a guild that doesn't read your ad carefully enough to tell you exactly what they like in your ad. If you ask a question in your ad, and I'm going to suggest one later, make sure they actually try to provide a good answer. If they aren't answering your questions, they are also not the right guild for you.
But you only need one guild, and at your level any guild that really pays attention to what you write & tries to answer your questions & meets your needs is fine. It's only much later that you might change guilds to find one that shares your specific priorities.
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So what question should you ask in your ad looking for a guild? Use your own words, but it should be something like this:
I have low GP for my level, and my roster isn't organized. Will there be good mentors in the guild that can help me get organized & set good goals so I can make progress?
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After that, some other people have given you good advice. I have a couple different opinions about whether that's the actual **best** advice, but I can't tell you that they're wrong. This creates a problem because they really are giving you good advice, and in the spots I might differ it really is just my opinion.
So how do you know what advice to take? Start with this principle: there is a ton to do in this game, and there are many goals to reach. All the best ones require months and months + hundreds of dollars, or a year and some more months (to do it for free) from where you're starting. Even if someone gives you the most perfect advice about which squad is easiest to get and gear compared to how much it helps you advance in the game, if what they recommend makes the game less fun, then toss that advice aside & go with the 2nd or 3rd best advice that actually provides a path you'll enjoy following. This is, after all, a game, and the most important thing is that it be fun. If it's not fun, the long quests quickly begin to feel like a job & you'll end up quitting before that "efficient path" can ever carry you to the destination.
A path that makes you quit isn't a good path, but only you know whether or not you're having fun.
And, of course, that doesn't mean efficient can't be fun. For most of us, bringing a new team up to new heights of power and watching it crush an enemy that used to defeat us is part of the fun.
So don't ignore that good advice, I'm just saying that don't let efficiency get in the way of the good time the game is supposed to be.
And that includes my advice. I'm no hypocrite - you should ignore me just as quickly as you would ignore someone else if my advice isn't bringing the fun.
Okay, I might write some more later about specific toons & specific paths forward, but that's more than enough for now.
Good luck & good fun!