New player, enchanter too steep to start?

[Havea]

Hi,
Been browsing the forum for a while and have seen that Enchanters are quite capable of soloing efficiently once you reach the mid levels.

But I was wondering if its really rough starting your P99 experience with a enchanter? From what I could read they are the squishiest of all the casters? Not having access to any twink gear am i sticking my head in to deep?

Also wanted to check with you fine people if there are plenty of groups that want enchanters, I do enjoy being able to solo some nameds and such but its the social aspect of the game im after first hand.