Stupid newbie questions

[Nudalus]

Just started playing on P1999, and what server do I pick? Red99 to play on super hard mode. Got a few questions which I poke around about, didn't get a firm answer, so please excuse the n00b.

1) "Easiest" class to make friends? - Picked druid seemed like the right decision. Become taxi -> Get Plat -> get bitches, and make friends. Seem like they are decently strong, can dot someone and run around for as long as they can and basically wear someone out (from what I read)

2) Reading the server "rules" for R'99 (the one that tells you the mechanics how things work), on pvp death, you lose the coin you were carrying if I am correct. Also there's an XP modifier? Anyone care to confirm/deny if there's a XP modifier, starts at 100% at L1 scales down to 0% at L50. No idea if this is still in place so thought I would ask.

3) OOC is global? Seems like it just thought I would check.

4) Is there any central "trade" hub like ECommonlands tunnel (guessing no, but again checking), as there's no real safe zone to trade in.

Server seems fun, X guild hax/exploitz, Y guild is full of douchebags/trolls, one of the best communities I have seen in a long time, which isn't full of 13 year old kids trying to flex their e-peen over their pixels.