Another shaman in velious topic!

[DrKvothe]

I’m back from about a year absence to the game (Hi friends!) and I have some questions about Velious as a shaman. I read http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=132972 but since I never played Velious live (or any endgame content live, for that matter), I’d like a bit more detail. Here’s my magelo: http://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Blue:Winga although I’m using dusty rusted arms/wrist (instead of jarsath). So basically I’ve got a bunch of junk and an epic =D. My immediate goals are to hit 60 and get Torpor. I don’t know if I’ll be finished with either one before Velious comes out, because my play time is extremely limited.

1) Is the plane of mischief or skyshrine armor remotely realistic for someone without time to be active within a raiding guild?
2) If the answer to the above is no, should one consider Kael armor? The set offers ~50 more armor and a small amount of additional stats. If so, is it realistic to do this after completing the coldain ring quest line? Are there any other really notable advantages to Kael?
3) What 6-man grouping experiences can I expect from Velious?
4) What new leveling opportunities, solo or grouped, can I expect for 57-60?
5) For alt leveling, how would your ideal leveling path to 55 or so differ with the release of Velious?
6) Can the coldain ring quest be completed twice, once to 10 and a second time to 9? If so, do the buffs from the lvl 9 and 10 rings stack?
edit: 7) How quickly (or at all) will a shaman run into the worn AC cap in velious?