New to P99 - Class Questions

[Baler]

You should go Necro. Everyone who told you to go shm is already established on the server in some way and doesn't think about the struggle of starting from nothing.
My first character was a mage, I wish it was a necro.
Later after I established myself (got my mage 50+) I rolled a shaman.

People will be telling you how great shaman is at soloing but you'll suck at it because you don't have gear or spells(high levels). It's a heavily gear and spell dependent class.
Also be prepared to canni dance.

Bard is a great first choice too. They get the best movement speed. And I've never seen a group turn them down.