Mage or Necro For Farming?
 

What is best overall for farming items and cash on this server? I understand things are like they were in early EQ Live, I have no idea if one of these classes were really better than the other during this timeframe on live or not, so thought would ask here. My Cleric will need good gear and cash to be able to solo at all, so going to make a farm class to keep her geared etc.


suggestions?

Likely to be heavy debate about this topic but mage/necro is probably your best bet in terms of pp/hour.

a Debate is fine as well, it allows me to hear both sides of the scales on these two classes. I know one is better indoors than the other, but I am not sure about the classes in CLASSIC EQ, I did play back then but it has been years and I have forgotten over time.

About all that I remember is mages were better for Dungeons and Necros were better for outdoors. I just want to see what others play for farming and why? Also what locations are heavily camped etc.

necros are better at everything, hands down. anyone that says otherwise is playing wrong

I dunno about Everything, I know for sure back during Live Classic I played my Necro and my best friend played a Mage. I was in my mid to uppper 30's soloing in Guk and he started at 29 on his Mage and soloed better than I did. Of course I could have been the one playing the class wrong for that dungeon I dunno.

necros have FD

e.g. train the mage and now you solo better than him.

Unless you're planning on getting an epic mage, it's necro all the way.

ever seen a bard kiting seafuries in oot? doubt a nec or mage can do that too. besides that there is 0 downtime for bards, so no, in terms of pp/hour bards are better. IF we start to talk about drops in dungeons then yes, necro/mages

Well, that's the entire point behind me making one of these. Simply to farm cash and gear for my Cleric (if I can actually get it leveled)