are founder / starter packs needed or is free viable?
Free is viable as most the stuff in the headstart packs is cosmetic or quality of life stuff.
Whats grouping like, teamwork required in dungeons?
IM BM, gotta admit although it wasn't my first choice, it's pretty bad ass. Some abilities I'm now unlocking are Billy bad ass. Enjoying combat a lot, there's some serious finger memory needed for some of the combos though, takes a while to learn it in the heat of combat.
6) When you join your faction, only put the outfit on if you want to PvP, as soon as you wear it, it flags you up and others on the opposite faction wearing theirs can kill you.
Before I sign up, is it totally F2P, or F2P with Micro transactions for the best stuff, or limited to a certain degree?