Welcome Noob!
Some of us are experienced, others..not so much. But I'm confident that between all of us, any questions you may have can easily be answered with our combined knowledge.
Make the most of your protection status. If you attack someone you WILL lose it, even if it is just a cityscape! Work on building up that army so when protection is over you are ready for whatever may head your way.
I won't tell any of you how to play the game. Everyone has their own opinions but I will post some basic things on this site that could be used as guidelines for building yourself up.
All I ask is that you be active. there will be no dead weight. You never see ninjas carrying anyone piggyback so don't expect it here either! Check in in Crew chat from time to time and get familiar with your crewmates! There will also be a chatbox on here if you want to check that too.
Most importantly, at the end of the day this IS just a game... SO HAVE FUN!