Of course it was a tutorial and of course it was much needed, that is a point of my argument in favor of the guild.
As to the question of escorting the merchants I am sure there will be plenty of those along with other generic things. My point is I wish we could get more fresh ideas and interesting quests, with a better storyline, twists and turns and whatever makes your gaming experience less dull. And by all means enjoy escorting merchants. I don't.
