Finally re-subbed and decided to just re-roll (since my old character was only a 18 CON from launch). Decided I want to play as a tank, so I figured GLD would the usual choice shield I like the sword and shield play style. However, after poking around on here, it looks like MRD also makes a solid tank for AoE. Either way it seems that I will need to level both, along with a little bit of PUG and a couple levels of CON as well. Am I on the right track for tanking? Solo play will also be important since right now the pop's are low and it's hard to find people to group with at lower levels.

I figured black/armorsmithing would be my crafts of choice.

Any other recommendations to get me started would be greatly appreciated.

Another thought. Would it be better to start as GLD or MRD to work towards tanking?