I use wind and no ones ever complained about my buffs

Silk: Higher reqs then vine but obviously higher def. Only upgrade to this once you enter LT, an EE under level 80 wearing silk will have low LAND OF CHAOS Gold energy, if you cannot afford high vine this can make LT4 a lot easier.

Wind: Many people say an elf using wind isn't an EE but a hybrid because of its high reqs but I beg to differ. True the energy of a wind EE will be a lot lower then a Vine EE but what use is an EE that has to pay more attention to healing itself then its party.

I use wind and no ones ever complained about my buffs. However useful wind may be in staying alive you should wait till about level 130-140 before upgrading to wind to give yourself decent energy.

At this point you will have probably made lots of friends and maybe even a guild already (if not either work on your social skills or keep looking).

Try to party with people you know and trust so you get your share of drops to upgrade your set. Keep chugging along at ghosts, yeti, or bull room until level 80 then the fun begins.