A wizard is you...

[Haledan]

So I'm getting started here on P1999 and thought I would say hello. I played a shaman named Haledan on Xev back on live during late Kunark up through Luclin, then popped in and out a few times over the years. Never reached level cap once during all my play time because I'm easily distracted by shiny things and just kind of did whatever I felt like doing and in a game like EQ which always had a huge amount of things to do this really slowed down my leveling progress.

As I return here I could use a little advice on picking a class. I've considered shaman again but decided I'd like to try something different. After trying out a few characters and leveling them a couple of times (rogue, monk, bard, and wizard) I thought I would ask what the general thoughts on wizards were here. Is this a class that is easy to start from scratch with? Will I be able to find groups that want or need me? I soloed too much with my shaman when I played on live and I think I'd like to try grouping more this time around. Will I be able to fill my spell book to a reasonable extent? It seems like it is expensive to gear up melee classes but also pretty expensive to get a hold of important spells too.

I guess I haven't ruled out bard or rogue yet but am leaning toward wizard and was wondering if there are any major reasons to not play one as a main.

Thanks!