The server will be absolutely overflowing with Mages for the first several months. Years' worth of cheap Kunark and Velious weapons have made people forget how bad melee DPS is in classic (i.e. Yaks are 8/24 and level 50 Monk fists are 14/30). But Mage pets absolutely shred from 1-50. And unlike Necros whose best spells are all Research only, Mages always have at least one vendor sold pet at every new spell level. Further, they need literally zero gear to level all the way to 50, and to top it off they are the premier class for early plat farming (guards, Giants, etc). So I'm literally anticipating fully a quarter of the server being Mages early on, with probably another 25% being Necros and Druids. That being said, I will probably roll a Monk, and I encourage others to roll a more challenging starting class as well, because EQ is best enjoyed when you're really struggling and forced to rely on your fellow players.
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