I want to return and my goal is to hit 60. How is the blue community?

[jolanar]

It can be difficult to get a PUG outside of KC, but exp in a full group there usually isn't very good anyways. Duo/trio is way better

I would avoid paying for epic until you are certain shaman is for you, since you can't resell it. Grab a fungi, good haste and some decent weapons. A JBB will get you from 46 to the low 50s pretty quick. Only at that point would I make a decision on paying for epic. You should have an idea of the downsides of playing a shaman by then. I love the idea of shaman but the reality of constant canni spamming and buffing others can wear you down.

And if you change your mind a fungi/haste/weapon set makes basically all melee characters ezmode until 50+.