That sucks giant overflowing sacks of donkey s**t that you had to go through that. Believe you me the game only recently got quite that bad.
I mostly ghost around in what was once the "final" area of the game-where all the 10.0+ CLs hang out; Gold Beach. Thanks to Deadman's Shadow requiring a 10.0 CL, "noobs" have been on a rise over in GB(Gold Beach). These noobs get themselves to 10.0 CL by repeating the mini-area known as the Saw Mill over in Bass'ken Lake in order to orb and ring farm. But usually in the process they neglect to get the information they desperately need. Information like what rings to use and how buffs, AoEs, ranged, and knock-back rings work. And because the Saw Mill(referred to in its entirety as "Papa Saw" ) is usually a disordered affair, they usually react very negatively to orders as they move above and beyond that area.
So for those of us frequenting GB, it's become a habit to ask if people have all their buffs at 10.0, or even at all.
I myself have had a long-term itch to bring together a guild or team to help people such as yourself, but have settled for volunteering at the following:
QuestBusters. Usually when I do anything, like farm, or face-off against any of the boss-level animated, if I notice someone struggling, I start rattling off tips. I rarely ever neglect this habit, but if I'm trying to nerf(a term meaning to earn the maximum amount of gold you can from the game in a 24-hour period) I may ask them to PM me with questions, regardless of whether or not I lead the crew. I am really good at teaching people, and aside from spending a few hours of my day to earn large sums of gold at GB and its related areas, I'm free anytime to hang out with you or answer questions.
If you're curious about strategies or slang terms or ring sets; really anything, feel free to PM me.