Firstly, glad to hear that endgame will be getting another player !

1. Right now, bird is the strongest class in PvP and does the most damage in PvE (by far). Second best in both of those categories would have to be dex mage. After those two, the options drop off quite a bit.

2. Endgame is fairly cheap at the moment. I know that I got my Molix set for 4mish from cs the other day and got Zaryk set for 4m a while ago so it likely went down since then.

3. If you are not going to be using a pet, I felt like this cap was the longest. This is greatly due to the one map that anyone can have continuous access to in the new campaign, Ok'Tal Rex, has very few mobs. That being said, the exp from those mobs is insane and farming at the same time means it won't be as terrible (hopefully). If you are using a pet, it will be the fastest cap you have ever done.

4. Already have all the 85 I want sry!