Start with BRD runs, emp runs > DM/east/west > scholo/dm trib > strat live > strat ud >ubrs/lbrs(for quest)
Tank everything, roll on both dps AND tank gear (tell group before tho)
COLLECT AND SELL all the crap you roll/win
RESERVE SOME ORBS from Strat live runs
YOU NEED 600+ GOLD for dps legs/helm (easily doable with intense 5 man spam)
Make your own groups. (BRD emp, hoj for tank, etc) You can get group in 5 min if organising it as tank.
Learn as you play, people are bad anyway and wont get too mad
I got pre-raid bis fury (inc lh/titansteel) and prot gear in like 2 weeks that way, it will take you 2 months if you are too afraid to tank and lead your own groups
oh yeah, spec prot + imp revenge = you can tank all 5 mans with green gear, EASY, just use stuns a lot + have a mage in group