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Originally Posted by EdTuBrutus
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The only time NEC/SHM offers more power than MNK/SHM is when there is absolutely no access, at all, to decent gear. And the thing is, for a MNK in this era, decent gear is very, very cheap. There is lots of very very good AC gear for a MNK costs 50pp to 100pp a piece, with a haste item only costing 2k and decent weapons well under 1k a piece, there is just no way that a NEC can complete.
I wonder if the Monk has loads of stats on their gear instead of AC/HP and he's feeling stale because his gearing choices are making him weak. Always remember, stats do not work in any meaningful way in EQ.
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Most of the highly available and cheap Monk gear is Kunark or Classic era (or equivalent, i.e. SCHW). The stuff that really puts Monks on a rocket is all high-end Velious stuff, most of which requires full groups or outright raids. OP said he and his friend aren't interested in raiding so most of the nice Velious gear isn't in the picture.
So the question is mid-50's average geared Necro vs. mid 50's average geared Monk. If I wanted to cash camp duo Seb or HS (two of the best spots for such an endeavor) I'd take the Necro every time. A Necro charm pet is going to blow away an average mid-50s Monk in both tanking and DPS. And that's not even factoring in the plethora of other tricks the Necro brings to the table. Anywhere the Necro can charm, Necro/Shaman becomes just a moderately downgraded version of Enchanter/Shaman, which is pretty much the most powerful duo in in the game.
Monk/Shaman is the generically correct answer to this question, but given the OP's specific parameters he made the correct call to go with the Necro.