More fun to start a new character naked/unfunded?

[Loadsamoney]

I've got 4.5k to my Rangers name right now, enough to buy the two weapons I want (Winter's Fury and Frostbringer), but I could also use it to cheaply fund a new Druid, which I've been wanting to raise for some time, mainly as a porter for some side money. At the very least I'd be pushing to Level 44 for all the Circle spells, playing further I guess depends on how much I enjoy sitting around rootrotting stuff, but 44 for sure.

So I can either spend a little plat to get some basic HP adders like Fire Wedding Rings and a decent weapon (thinking Skyfury Scimitar and Crystal Chitin Shield), or I can just invest in my Rangers weapons now and play the Druid naked, gearing up little by little along the way.

I'm leaning largely towards unfunded just because, having played this Ranger twinked since its creation (haste belt, lots of HP adders, Silver Chitin Wristbands, full Crystal Chitin armor, dual Lammies), I think playing a new toon butt naked and having to claw my way into relevancy would be a refreshing change-up, and kind of goes in the spirit of classic EQ anyway. Druids are less gear dependent than a lot of classes so I don't think it would be too hard to get some basic stuff after, say, level 19 or so (patiently wait my turn for Nybright sisters when open, start camping High Keep guards around 27-29 or so).

But I'm okay buying a few pieces of cheap gear as well just to keep things a little smoother. The only things I would really need are a half-decent Wis weapon and a couple of 65HP rings, and that's maybe 500-1kpp, tops. I can do fine on plain leather in every other slot. I just don't think I need to starting out because I can raise that money pretty quick doing the normal stuff, selling bone chips and crushbone belts, and I'd have what I need by the time I start camping sisters in lfay.

Obviously blue doesn't need another Druid, nor does Dial-a-port, but I feel like I want to anyway to have some variety from my Ranger/Paladin.

tldr, probably gonna do it, just curious if anyone is like me and prefers to start a brand new character with absolutely nothing even when you can afford to gear one up?