Duo + magician in trio advice

[Boffinboy]

Hi All

I used to play EQ until PoP came out, and after UO it was my truly formative MMO experience! I used to have a gnome necro, lots of soloing, and also duoing with my brother - a gnome mage.

My wife now games with me and I was thinking of us both joining and playing P99. My brother has started on the server as a magician, but will likely be a few levels below us as he has less time to play.

I am thinking I would like to be an iksar necro, as I just love the viability of solo necros, or maybe go for an enchanter for a change - was always attracted to the cool things they can do.

I also used to run an iksar monk-shaman duo together with my brother, which worked well but the monk wasn't great solo.

I am wondering if an iksar necro + shaman duo would synergise reasonably well with regen, pets and haste etc.?

I think enchanter would be really cool, but I am not sure how they work in solo + duo setup with the other classes that we're kicking around.

Criteria are:

• Classes must work well as duo
• Classes should also be able to solo reasonably well
• One class should be relatively "simple" to play (my wife has only played GW2, and is not a real MMO vet...)
• Magician should be able to join in as well for a decent trio
• Duo should ideally not be too niche so as to have trouble grouping (i know necros aren't super-loved group wise)

Sorry for the random thoughts, but thought it would be good to hear what others think too!