First of all, spawn in isle of vigils. The chances of getting ganked there are WAYYY smaller than etris (one of the most common ganking places), you get more overall notes from talking to the guy at inn and doing the food quest, getting to the accessable part of ersia is shit easy (just go in a straight line untill you see it), and also you can start the kelsius/ weapon uncap quest at the start instead of having to go to vigils.
Another tip is abuse the fuck out of the vigil instructor while you are there. Nobody starts deepwoken cracked so you wanna learn the parry timing and master all the combat mechanics, do this until you can easily flawless the instructor.
Figure out what build are you making, looking at your stat spread it is quite hideous, no offense. A common thing that experienced players do is commit, go the stats you NEED for that build, for example if you are trying to get speed demon and only that then simply run 25 agility, it’s that simple. It may not seem that important but it will be what build or breaks your slot in endgame.
This one is kinda obvious but going to the depths or overworld to practice mob patterns is vital. You simply can just watch a youtube video explaining their patterns or see it yourself. After this you want to practice AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE on them until you get your muscle memory down. a lot of newer players tend to struggle with the issue that they are prepared to parry an attack then they for example deal with an unparryable attack such as the sharko kick.
You might want to get a friend or someone you can play with to spar with you, it goes a long way in PvP as PvE is absloutely different, no matter how good you are at PvE, PvP is still a different world in it’s own.
Join a guild. Numbers are power, if you get ganked, then spin back with your homies. Joining a good guild may also have benefits like people willing to give you stuff, info, training, or helping you progress in general
NEVER, and when i say this NEVER trust anyone. This doesn’t mean you have to start fighting or running from anyone you see, what i’m saying is always be prepared to fight when you see someone, just don’t pull out your sword or keep it out, many players see this as a threat. If you are in the depths and someone high-ish level tries to interact with you, log immediately. Chances are they are going to gank you
That is all i really have for newer players, there is a LOT more to learn but that is basically the basics of deepwoken and what you need to know to get better to be honest