Which is more solo friendly...
 

...Monk or SK?


Since the class penalties will be lifted very soon and I generally solo (due to play time) and playing my druid is getting really boring I am asking for advice from the experts.

I have an Ogre SK and an Iksar monk both lvl 21. Which one would be easier to solo to 60 if I even make it that high. I have a fungi and Fbss and about 20k to spend to twink them further. I am in no rush to 60 as my druid is only 52 and I've been playing on and off since launch. I am easily distracted and need to take occasional afk breaks (kids/wife) suddenly and so that is why I prefer a class with FD. Thanks for the advice in advance.

Monk for sure, especially with a fungi ;)

SKs can be more of a problem to level. Not just because their DPS is lower but they're sometimes overlooked after CoM when people are grinding out 51-60.

Suddenly getting grouped in KC in particular is very difficult, monks "can" tank in KC and often do, especially if there's a fungi involved.

SKs struggle with dps more and more vs mob health as the levels go by, I fear kite in KC on my SK (52) while LFG and it takes a long long time ;)

Did troll SK from beta to OoW for reference

The solo game comparing the two- Monk is easy/normal mode vs SK hard mode.

A twinked monk you can solo like pretty much up to 50+ afaik

Thank you all for the advice. I will proceed with the monk

soloed 1-51 on my monk in 3-4 weeks. He had 140k+ of gear including fungi, t-staff though.

if you are solo'ing then it is probably just a matter of time. it is far "easier" (i.e. less time) to level a monk to 60 than an sk.

monks can solo better than an SK with the right gear. no exp penalty. monks also find grps easier than an SK if you plan on solo'ing between groups. in fact, its not even close monks are extremely group friendly.

Sk is group, monk most versatile melee. Monk does have penalty. Most sks quit from 50-54. Because of unlove and weak melee skills.

Not to mention how grueling 54 is with the experience penalty

I solo blue con mobs at 59, no fungi.