[Messianic]

You're really not going to solo that well as a paladin past 40+ or so. Expect to be forced into grouping beyond that point. I could be wrong - but i'm basing the statement on what I've seen other high-end paladins say, not my own experience.

You'll solo pretty well 20-35 or so - since there are some GREAT undead soloing spots during that level range, and GB's are pretty cheap (I sold one for 400 the other day cause I was sick of auctioning it) - but if you have more cash (as has been mentioned in other threads), you can buy either a great twohander or a sword of the morning for 3-5k and be even better and not proc-reliant.

But Paladins are great tanks and I enjoy grouping with them, regardless of the xp penalty. You should just figure out what you want out of EQ, and find the class most likely to meet those desires.

If you don't know what you want out of EQ, you'll never find a class you're happy with.