Hello all! I've been playing L2 for about two days now. In that time I've met about two players and about 300 bots. Is there a guild/ community of some kind for new, legit players such as myself? I'm currently a lvl 14 dwarf and I hold an interest in the artisan class.
At low level you wont find many real players sadly.
Once you get round 20-25, and head to the Dion area, you'll see tons of live players.
There is a function of level 5 guilds or above called Academies. Basically its a newby friendly way to get into a guild then the game kicks you out once your 40 with a special gift and you can seek to join a guild for good.
Search for one :) You also get some nifty armor out of the deal if you ask nicely from most guilds, as its a special sort of armor crafted via the Academy member and a Guild member.