Exactly - overwhelmed. Thing that makes me hard to decide is that I usually just play following a guide - that's simply the only way I seem to finish games. LOL. If I don't follow a guide, I feel lost and pointless in game world. Hope there's guide on release, always miss one.
If that's the case, pick any of the quests in your journal and see how far you can take it. And if you aren't high enough level for any particular encounter or you're blocked by EA, pick another quest and follow that.
You can let the journal be the guide