Mage is definitely the best starting from nothing. People forget how brutal leveling in EQ is when you have zero twinking and no friends to help you. You're literally saving every copper for your first few levels just to buy bags. It's very rough. Even as a caster that requires no gear, spells can be quite expensive for new players. This is where Mages really shine. Not only do they need no gear, they hardly even need any spells. Just your pet, a nuke, burnout and DS is all you really need. Everything else you can put on the back burner until higher levels. This is the big difference between Mages and Necro in this regard. Many of the best Necro spells are Research only, while a Mage is guaranteed at least one new pet from a vendor every 4-5 levels.
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