Thanks for the tips everyone!
I spent some time testing weapons yesterday. I don't know if it's really useful or necessary but I like having a shield, the Sword+Shield combo lacks awesome factor so I decided to use the Lance (the regular ones, the Gunlances seem a bit complicated at the moment) for now, are they any good?
Right now I've finished my second quest and I'm still COMPLETELY LOST when it comes to Skills and stuff. I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing
I don't understand the food system very well either, I've had some steaks to restore my stamina bar but nothing else.
Game is awesome so far, even though I'm just killing Jaggi. I imagine trying to kill huge monsters will be a million times more rewarding.