What up Cygnus. i was playing pwv before i came here myself. it's good fun compared pwv. In pwv it's basically get free stuff, pk, get bored, watch bash rage like a toddler. Here everything from gear to exp and gold is all earned pretty simple like. some guides on here on the forums to help you figure out what u need to murder for the next gear set. vote as much as possible, makes starting out easier. And have fun people on this server are so much more laid back then the ego ragers on PWV it's like a breath of fresh air. i myself left pwv cuz bash was calling everyone C*%ts one day and perma banned one of my toons when i told him to grow up. i even put in a ticket for the LoLs of it and it got passed from gm to gm for 30 days before i was like F this lol but yea i doubt the gms here will tell you to grow up or check yourself if you question his ways, the gms are also cool about the forums none of that insta delete posts if they don't like the topics etc.
TLDR: Take a look at the guide sections and join a guild