How is the server for a new player?

[Polyphemous]

I second what everyone has said about how great this server is for leveling up, and the ease of finding groups in most dungeons.

I'd recommend not playing a wizard though. You get lots of free gear from people because gear is plentiful, which means every melee is twinked all to hell while wizards are still using the same spells causing the same damage. Wizards are arguably a good raid class now, but in velious it becomes all about sustained melee dps.

I see wizards getting groups occasionally, so if you really have your heart set on it go for it, but don't say you weren't warned about it being an uphill battle to find a group. Enchanters seem really rare at low-mid levels, and very common at high levels due to their ease of soloing and ability to farm high end loot. On my new alt it seems like we are always struggling to find an enchanter, often just to run up and /beg for clarity if they are already in a lucky group.