I am also playing Barb Shaman as a new to server player. Was also gifted a fair amount of free gear when I arrived (but not as good as you got, no weap, just purchased a decent one in EC last night for 100pp).
Not finding soloing that hard, you missed your chance at the Bandits in West Karana, tons of easy levels and quest exp to gain there, not to mention LOTS of money from all the bronze, I soloed around that area from 12 to 16 in 2 days. 16-17 was spent in Crushbone (needed my Shiny Brass Shield and those easy +2 STR rings), 18 and 19 were done in Oasis of Ro with a group. Having a lot of fun so far, looking forward to this Post-lvl29 Shaman I keep hearing about, only 10 more levels
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