Is pet XP nerf really that bad?

[Vladesch]

Once you get decent level as necro it's not really worth it soloing for xp anymore. Duoing is terrific xp in comparison esp with another pet class. Just regular groups is a lot easier and far better xp too.

xp nerf sucks. Way to turn a solo class into a grouping class. Of course it is classic eq. Even though SOE realized it was undesirable and removed it subsequently.