Make new accounts and tell people you're new to server so they give you items.
When green names is on its a great way to farm materials (either for use or trade). This is especially useful early on as it is done on normal mode ep1.
When playing with other Casts, figure out what traps they're using and try not to counter the status. If they're using freeze traps, don't spam confuse traps.
If someone is a DF spammer and they ask you not to resta, that means use star atomizers.