Surprising...yeah okay, but let's see how many guides you write once you get more into this game. I don't mean to be dickish about that. Just sayin', most people play this game, and then quit. In that 3 week period, few write any guides. I hope you last longer than that, and live on to be our best author. In the meantime...
We are about to experience a wipe, so just do what you can for now as i expect us all to be figuring things out soon. Use these last moments of Season 2 to climb what learning curve you can, and look forward to Season 3.
(Sorry i really don't know much about slaving. I make my caps farming gear or crafting it, and then going on Barter runs.)