Go for mage, they are good for both PVE and PVP. They are definately not underdogs in PVP (endgame).
Its free to max now, arcane ring/planar pendants are free to craft. The arcane pets are really cheap nowadays compared to 25m++ back then. As for weapons I would suggest to go for arcane weapons.
There are tons of Arcane ring with paragem sellers, so thats the easiest to find since you would only need at least one para.
Its not really necessary to have para, with rogues. But in mages you would need at least one.
Current game condition is "Free-to-play", almost everything is cheap especially a new 10 level cap raise is around the corner. People quit a lot but more are coming, the game have so many people now.
Poping crate would be great source of gold "IF your lucky", for me farming is still better and fun.
Economy is great for me, since everything is cheap.
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