Beginner Guide

 Things to do in the early game:

-Round out your expertise. Seriously. With the insane prices on the JSmt server, lethes go for crazy amounts....like 9.5mil kind. The earlier you plan your build and perfect it, the better. Take advantage of those pre-30 lethes and get your grinding done! Don't know what rounding is? Click ---> this <---- to learn!

-When planning your exp keep in mind the new expertise and chain expertise. Plus if your feeling ambitious the maximum cap is now 42k! Happy planning!

-Do all the St.Germain quests AFTER level 20 but BEFORE 30. (so you can lethe away the exp you get) You will get the free non-trade lethe bottles that you can use later if you get in a pinch. These quests have a level requirement now though so keep that in mind!

-DB Kano in H3 also has a quest for a lethe bottle.

-Read this. The Mp boost is crazy good especially if you are grinding/are a MB gunner :D

- Pick up one of three free demons:

      Nekomata
      Hathor
      Kikure-Hime

     All three of them come with:
        600% Xp boost
        30% boost in their respective elements
        50% curative skill (maybe they will keep dia alive ._.)
        30% Mp cost reduction
        5000k Sp (given at the same time as the anonymous tablets and depo pass)

After finishing act 2 and BEFORE act 7, head over to the cathedral and the cathedral guy will give you the option to pick one of the three. He also gives you 5 anonymous tablets which allow you to summon demons that are above you in level and a demon depository pass. Quite the wonderful little gift there CAVE thanks :3

-At level 20 you can go to the DCO Shop and look for the 0 CP pack :D some nice little free items for you to stare at in your otherwise barren post box. You can get this free box at lvl 25, 35, 45, 60, 70

Some daily things to do:

Denshi Kairo (STEVEN) runs
Destiny
Mirage Quest

 Some other helpful beginner tips

-Bronze runs are now remotely useful!!! You get 1-3 broken gems in the reward boxes for opening glittering ore doors. The broken gems can be item mixed to make 1-3 normal gems which can be sold to any NPC for a base of 5k per gem. That's like....selling diamonds from the old server o.o

-Watch out for the menus when trying to party/friend someone. JSmt has a blacklist option.

-DO NOT use say and shout chat unless you absolutely need to. It is considered inappropriate to use these....why have them I don't know but seriously...so many pms after the accidental shift + enter mistake.

Helpful links:

I know there are some posted by nori on the site but heres some quick go to things that I use regularly

Common Japanese phrases used in Smt
English Wiki is still being updated :D
Japanese Wiki powered by Google Translate
Link to Noris post with Stat/Exp Translation
A little set of Menu Translations 

FAQ:

-Kery! Make me a build D:

Sure thing have a list of what you want ideally at the end (ie Max rapid Max MB) and ill come up with a build for you ^^. Also please let me know if you plan on being hardcore and getting 42k exp and I will plan accordingly.

-Kery! Make me a demon!

Demons are my specialty :3 Have your ideal demon picked out or at least what you want it to do and I will throw some suggestions/come up with a build path for you. If possible have your alignment picked as well.

-I can't get back into the VB. I wanna grind and perfect my exp T_T

No sweat :D Just finish the guards quest right outside the vb to gain access back in.