Free to play:
Delete that character. You won't get party anywhere. Its a single target wizard. Now is all about AOE. If you like wizards, pick a feoh.
From 99 to eternity you'll need to farm in partys (use Party Matching option to find). Blazing Swamp (BS) is better than War-Torn. First two exalted quest in BS, to get the exalted equipment very quick. Then you decide. In lvl 85 you get the 7 days vitality maintenance feather, you need to get the most benefit of it. Do Abandoned Coal Mines every day (special hunting zone), in party of course.
Pay to win:
No need to change, just get the credit card, buy a bunch of event shit, sell them, get geared like a god, farm like a god, go up to lvl 110 or more, enter a clan, pvp/pve until you get bored and then give me all your items