Leveling in groups or solo, making money, getting gear.

[loramin]

As others have suggested, your questions are not uncommon, and so the players of this server have helped to create two guides expressly for the purpose of answering them. You can find links to both guides in my signature.

P.S. I'd strongly advise prioritizing leveling over looting. You can earn plat much, much faster at higher levels, but plat really won't help you level anywhere close to as fast.