For server choice between blue and green, green has more people, but blue has an older economy and items are much less expensive. There's also a lot of people who just straight up buff you or give you stuff because they're maxed out and there's not a lot else to do!
So, I would say go blue if you will solo or will have friends to group with, or green if you want to find pick-up groups and a guild.
Some say green will merge into blue this year. Who knows though. There's no announcement AFAIK. If the merge does happen you'll still have your character, so I'm not sure how much this should really influence your decision.
I would recommend picking a relatively easy to solo class that doesn't require much equipment to start, such as a necromancer, druid, or mage. Monk if you want to melee. This will help you get over the early hump of "oh my god, killing this guy takes forever and then I have to rest for 10 minutes."
And I would recommend starting with a Halfing, Human, Gnome, Dwarf, or High Elf / Wood Elf for easy starting zones...or Iksar if you don't mind being evil and like Kunark (and Kunark is pretty sweet imo).
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