What a lot of folks seem to do is pick a class work it up to higher levels (say 50+) then use the profits of it to twink out a new alt. (Twink - buy it stuff that isn't available at its level) This way the toon will breeze though the earlier levels and can often be done solo.
I have a small army of toons who aren't exactly twinks with the best of best gear though each toon does have its gear slots filled and a number of nice little items that I spent time getting rather then buying.
I personally think half the fun of playing a class is the time spent learning it.
I wouldn't trade away the fun I had playing my rogue solo from 12 to 19 and battling mobs with only 50% of my hp's to start with as that is as far as I could bandage up to. While camping the one spot I was at I did get an occasional high level cleric buff that doubled my hp's for a while so when I would bind wound to 50% it was my normal full hp's making things a bit easier. In the end my rogue walked away with bind wound skill at 100 and backstab at 100, plus 1500 plat in the bank.
Not sure if this applies Manard, but I hear folks join guilds to find others to group with. I have yet to find my way into one, but have managed some groups from time to time in some places.
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