It wasn't an "outburst" -- you just legitimately sounded like you weren't having fun. There's nothing wrong with something being too tough to setup until you understand the inner workings better...
I'm seriously considering putting a fictional quickstart together again... I'm not going to do how I used to and make all kinds of starts, but I can probably put together one really good fictional setup for those that just want to pick up and play without pulling their hair out.