Really need help with group comp and few other questions

[StephenMB]

Wow, where do I start. Incredible answers from both you guys.

@MiRai - All of your points make sense and you really made me re-think how I am going to attack this game. Thanks for the brain juice. I was going to go balls out on one set and do as much as possible, but that just isn't realistic. I literally know nothing about what I need. Like you mentioned cloak and essence grind... literally ZERO idea what either of those are. I also see things like "I am ilvl 445" and no idea what that means either. No idea where to go for drops for gear etc... So I have decided to make a very mixed team. I did 5 new accounts, All RaF'd. Since i basically know nothing about any of the classes, I am going to make my 5 box 5 different classes. That will force me to learn a lot while I level and understand how each class functions and the intricacies of the game. I won't look at this group as my be-all-end-all, just my practice and learning group. Thanks for all your tips and input...

@WOWBOX40 - Amazing input for raiding. Since I am new I am not even going to focus on it for quite some time, though I will definitely come back to this post once I do...I appreciate all the great tips. The stinkyboard! I have never seen it and just ordered one... worst name ever for marketing but looks liek it could make a big dif in my playing. Thank you.

Again you two... thank you for taking the time to answer. I will keep you updated how it goes. I decided on War/Cler/Lock/Mage/Hunter - Even if I don't get far, that should be a good starting point to keep me going and learning and evolving. I know that will take a lot of work to be effective, but I feel that is the best way to learn, thrown to the fire. You guys are the best!

One last thing before I dig in tomorrow - Is there a guide or video or link you can share that can give me a basic overview of what I should be focusing on in today's game? Like something that explains all the important quests I need to do, items I need to quest or farm for, other things I need to do to get to end game stuff?