In the 50s you'll really need a Fungi tunic, especially as a Human without the Iksar regen.
You're not going to be mowing down mobs, but killing one every few minutes is feasible with a Fungi, a worn haste item, and a good 2hb weapon. However, the downside for melees (especially ones like Monk with lower HP pools) is that there just aren't that many mobs that are efficient to EXP on.
Obviously, in Kunark and Velious mobs have way higher HP pools and hit harder, so it's not as efficient (and in some cases not really doable as a result). And in the old world there just aren't as many options to 60 since it's built for 1-50 (there are some though). There's a reason why you see melees camping Grik the Exile all the time (single 6:40 spawn in Swamp of No Hope), because 1 mob in 6:40 isn't really much less EXP than you'd be getting elsewhere since you'd probably be getting 1 mob every 5 minutes.
Source: Did Iksar monk to 60, with Fungi and T Staff.
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