[Tycko]

If you plan on doing anything with a melee 30+ you will need more than 1-2 hours of play time. If you seriously want to consider a melee with your current schedule I would suggest an SK so at the very minimum you can log on and solo for an hour during the week and on the weekend you can try to get into a group when you have 2-3 hours to play. But as it stands with "classic" EQ, if you can't put in 3-5 hours of play in one session your chances of getting anything done during a play session are pretty slim.

I recommend you stick with your chanter or necromancer so you can solo during your small play sessions.