There are been various ways for me to get into this quite wonderful game.

1) Learn what spells and abilities exist within the game itself.
2) Follow the tutorial. Many do skip it but I found it to be rather invaluable.
3) If you are on Android, you can speed up the boosting process by getting extras/necessary items via Amazon Coins
4) Be familiar with other Final Fantasy, particularly of the old school variety, games which can help you get into how the FFBE game operation works.