So I used up my greeter stick thing and then I lagged out of the game over and over. I got back in now but the stick is gone. Does this mean I will never have a greeter?
you can also search the forums for posts about new players, newbies, noobs etc. Some recent posts have gone up inviting new players to contact more established players. There will be lots of new player responses but you will also see lots of older players signing up to be contacted too.
Then, you can say hello or click on the players who posted and add them as friends. You can drop a mail message to them saying hello and that you are new.
There might even be a group for new players so they can be easily contacted by older players.
There are lots of official and unofficial greeters out there! Some like to help with hints, some like to help with items and some just like to help with info about the game and the possibilities of what can happen in the game. I don't really know what they do as I never had one but I've read posts about them so I know they are available.