Skip Mids.
Dive right in.
I use Dble exp and do a lot of lower-level content first.
If it is a new powerset set or new AT. I take everything to see what I actually use.
I think starting in MIDS diminishes your experience.
Why?
In my day, we didn't have it ...yeah there were pines and something else.
but ...never used them then, either
I use it at the end to finalize the build.