New player going to start up a shaman

[Basicbrute]

It's been a while since playing but had a 53 shaman on live back in the day. Going to start up a character on this server. Barbarian shaman.

Had few questions

Is halas area a baron wasteland ? Do groups goto blackburrow still?
Is it going to be hard to find groups as a shaman at lower levels?

Or should I just make a human monk so I'm close to ec tunnel to sale my goods easy?

Is this server now so top heavy that lower levels are almost impossible to find grind groups?

Thanks in advance!
Can't wait to install once I get home from work in hr or so