I haven't played since December and I was hoping to make a new character. My current character has a max level Arcanist, Marauder, Pugilist and Thaumaturge. I wasn't sure what class to start over on. I wont have any friends so I'll likely play solo for a while until I make some. I do want to play thief when it comes out but I do not know how long that will be. I am kind of worried about the long queue times for DPS, I'm wondering how bad they are leveling up. I really do not want to play tank again.

How wanted are Bards? How well do bards solo?
What's the queue time like for DPS?
Would I benefit from having a Dex geared character for Ninja?
Is Monk still top of the DPS charts?
What is the most wanted to least wanted class order?

What little tidbits do you have for each class for a new character?