I don't think there are bugged classes, you can try out all combinations and see what you prefer to play.
As for tips to begin: might be more interesting to start in the newer areas: Faydwer (good side), Gorowyn or Neriak (both evil).
Don't worry too much for money and spells at the beginning.
Up to lvl 50, you get a free version of your spells and abilities, it is also the weakest version (apprentice I). You can get better versions either from buying them from other players or from your class trainer. Problem would be that buying them from other players is very expensive for a new player, you don't really have to do this before you're level 15 or so anyway, you get those levels fast enough and it is unlikely you'll get enough money at that level.
You do quests and receive money and armour and weapons for it, definitely follow the questlines and do not start just killing mobs to just level up. You'll need those rewards at the start, very useful.
Walking around, you will see shinies, little objects of light on the ground which you can harvest (with a question mark above it), those start collection quests (when harvested, you examine them) and should always be harvested if possible. You can turn in collections and get good rewards for them, but do not do this before you are level 10! (I mean turning them in, not harvesting them, you'll see that there's an AA system ingame, which starts at 10, the collections are lvl 10 and will help to gain AA only if you turn them in at lvl 10, not before)
Always try to sell the double collection items to other players through the broker system, it's a very good way of income. That and spells that drop.
Just a few tips, as for keyboard shortcuts, I don't know all that many to be honest.
Forgot to say, guilds are almost a necessity. Good guilds will help you out questwise and also armour and weaponwise.
Most guilds have a lot of crafters who will help you out at a much lower cost than buying the items on the broker.
Edited, Jun 14th 2009 1:41pm by Zieveraar
Edited, Jun 14th 2009 5:50pm by Zieveraar