Newbie Starting Fresh

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Hello p99 people,

As many before me have said; I am an old EQ player from the Kunark to PoP days, played EQ recently (for about the past year) and saw what a mess it has become.

I am looking to play on the classic p99 blue server for various reason you don't really need to know, so here is my question:

What Class?

Before everyone jumps on the "play what you like" bandwagon let me explain.

I lothe sitting and waiting for that blue bar, I did it on a Ranger, and a Mage back in the day and I am not interested in dealing with that crutch again.

So that leaves me with 2 options, either play a class that has some sort of mana regen mechanic (Enchanter, Necromancer, Shaman) or play a class that does not possess the blue bar at all.

I also am very fond of melee, I love quad hitting a mob and watching it melt, and I've always had a soft spot for dual wielding.

Naturally that leads me into 3 classes (Warrior, Monk, Rogue).

As I said, I am starting fresh, meaning I have no plat and am unable to twink. The 3 melee classes I mentioned are not the best at soloing either, so farming for gear is going to be a choir if not impossible.

I have very limited time to play each day, but plan on being around for a good long while. I would like to avoid leveling a character just to farm another characters gear that I would prefer to be playing the whole time.

Any thoughts/guidance?

Thanks!