create your faction when the time is right, then claim as soon as you make your faction and then start to make your home/base , if you can let people in your team to help you build or pvp etc:



as soon as you have enough iron or leather go find some weaker people try to share your items so you all have a fair arms rating eventaly when you have alot of power start to raid bases try making a tnt cannon to get in first then claim the chests and enemy the others, kill them and take there things then find there f home by killing and seeing were they respawn then claim there

they will then not be able to teleport back there, take all the items back to your home and try not to die :)