Couple questions need help on

[Erigby]

I chose a gladiator based on the statement of "Tanks and healers never wait for parties" that being said and as i have no monies whats the earliest i can gain a shield? I have read on a few sites that there is an npc in the starting city that sells for a bit of money, do i just continue to do these leve quests to get the money is there a starter shield i can get?

the camera..can it be made to follow me vs me clicking with the mouse and rotating it around my character?

and when i do a ability from my ability bar why does the camera default to behind my character? can it be made to where the camera doesnt move?

[VydarrTyr]

I chose a gladiator based on the statement of "Tanks and healers never wait for parties" that being said and as i have no monies whats the earliest i can gain a shield? I have read on a few sites that there is an npc in the starting city that sells for a bit of money, do i just continue to do these leve quests to get the money is there a starter shield i can get?

The lowest level shield that I'm aware of that's sold by NPCs is the Round Chestnut Shield. That's a level 11 shield. It's sold by an NPC in Uldah named Fabrelleh for 42K. (Links take you to Yellow Gremlin.)

Yellow Gremlin is a good place to look for any gear you want. It will let you know if there's an NPC anywhere in the world selling the item, and if so, where the NPC is located and how much the item is being sold for. For example, here's a list of all the shields in the game.

You can also get shields as rewards for side quests, and apparently you can now also get them as rewards for leves. So maybe keep an eye out for those.

the camera..can it be made to follow me vs me clicking with the mouse and rotating it around my character?

and when i do a ability from my ability bar why does the camera default to behind my character? can it be made to where the camera doesnt move?

Sorry. Don't know the answer to this. In the most recent patch, they added some changes to the camera part of the Configuration menu. Open up your main menu, go to Configuration, and apparently you can reset or save your camera position.

Other than that, I'm not sure. Sorry. Hopefully someone that's smarter than me will be able to help you out.