Hehe... i remember that all too well...I think it took me 9 hours to get mine goin. When you login and after the first cutscene there will be some blue text and it will say 'Welcome to Fenrir/Leviathan/Ifrit or something like that and that is the server your on... you can only play with people on your server. Oh and by the way... don't worry about not being able to find a party early on because there is always an abundance on noobs it seems like and experienced players coming back to level other jobs... I hope you enjoy the game it really is worth every penny