[DisgruntledOrangatang]

I KNOW there was another thread that covered at least one of these topics, and I found some information from searching for EQ2 scattered in 50+ pages of other EQ2 threads, buuut the information wasn't comprehensive enough or was missing a lot of questions I have. Short story: Quit WoW, want to play EQ2, got myself and two others. Now being the anal retentive guy who takes MMO's way more serious than he should...this is a big deal for me and I want to make the best decisions possible to get the best bang for both my IRL buck, and for my character's future, and what better place to ask then here? Without further ado, my slew of questions:

Servers: What servers are currently good? Is there a site that lists guilds from each server (that doesn't suck cuz I found those)? Looking for populated ones of course. PvE.

Leveling/Grouping: Holy Trinity still exist? With myself and two others, can any combination get the job done while leveling up? What class combinations have great syngery for leveling up?

Raiding: What classes are useless or not very well needed (aka ones we won't play), what is in high demand from high end raiding guilds?

Adventure Packs: Which are worth getting and which aren't? Why?

Station Pass: Worth it for the extra char slots + all adv packs for free? Currently I am paying 45 a month for online related shit (not all gaming) and am pretty sure I am cancelling all of it which means if I got the pass I'd still be paying less monthly than I was.

Races: Does it matter? Like REALLY matter depending on class and such? I know fae always float but they can't float over water or fall slower, so is there a real advantage of one race over another? (Eg. Tauren for wars cuz of extra hp or ogres for tanks in EQ1 cuz of no stun from the front.)

Classes: I know there a lot and I have read the description on every one from the website but I'd like a players perspective, not sonys, on the classes in literal terms such as DPS, tanking ability, and such? Not some kind of chart of anything crazy just like this class is good at blahblah but can't blahblah for shit.

I know some of these have been answered in the past through many different threads so perhaps this can be used as a compilation thread for ultimate newbs such as myself.

Thanks very much in advance.

Edit: Something that may be very obvious, but instances content? I was just reading GU35 and it was talking about Mayong's castle and how another raid can't steal adds from Mayong. So..not instanced? or Mix?