I guess I'll have to be careful not to get too addicted myself! It's definitely fun being able to follow a full conversation with him again. I'm playing on the European server The Sha'tar. Again, I thought something less populated might be good, but that server was a bad idea, it's too empty by far. What server are you on?
My brother's also happier with mages and hunters. He made me play a Gnomish mage, but I did not really like that character, as one of my main attractions to the game at this point is still running around in pritteeh landscape, and the area is not as pritteeh as the various islands the Draenei live on.