Necromancers are a great class that is very appreciated on raids at the end game, although for only one painfully monotonous reason: they can feed clerics their own mana. However, you'll struggle to get a group at every iteration of the game even though I personally think necros are great in groups. Necromancers are a very good solo class that is usually selected by players who prefer to solo.
You don't hear much about Shamans healing ability because it's pretty much third tier to clerics and druids. Someone will probably come in here and yell "TORPOR!!!1" but that's an endgame heal spell that many shamans never get. I played a shaman back in the day and I personally couldn't stand being a buff machine, which is the role that will absorb most of your time on raids and in groups. Soloing as a shaman is a lot of fun, but you mentioned a preference for grouping. Groups typically do like having shamans, but the role is replicable by other classes and they aren't necessary.
I think the best class for you, based on what you've shared with us, is a cleric. Clerics are very popular on this server, but still in demand because they are crucial for most groups. If you're ok with not being the guy who takes all the damage in the group, or the guy who delivers all the damage in the group, clerics are a great class. You will keep everyone alive and they will love you for it. You also get some good buffs without feeling like a buffbot, and some underrated nukes. Cleric nukes against the undead in particular are very efficient and powerful, and soloing against undead is a viable option.
One thing I'll add is in regard to race, or rather starting area. If you choose an erudite or human starting in Qeynos, your journey will be a bit more difficult because those areas aren't well populated. Qeynos has gotten a bit better, but race won't really matter if you end up moving your cleric to greater faydark or the commons. Those are much better starting areas because you will have plenty of group opportunities.
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