First Time EQ player with starting questions

[florenceforbes]

Hey y'all - just like the title says, I'm a new player looking to start EQ and I've never touched the game. I'm 26 and it's practically as old as I am. I have a few questions about rolling my first character.

Would an evil character be too much to navigate for my first character? Specifically, Troll Warrior/SK seems like the coolest class/race combo to me. Also a bit worried about the exp debuffs.

Could someone give me an idea of what grouping is like? Do people group to do most content? How long will groups last?

Will it be okay for me to be a first time EQ player as a tank/healer? That's what I play in every MMO, but I know some community's are very unforgiving of new tanks/healers.

I'm sure I'll have a million more questions, but these were the most pressing.

Thanks very much and excited to start the adventure [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]