Which melee class solo levels the easiest / fastest?

[Vanessa]

Hello, I've been considering trying out a melee character soon and was wondering what some of your opinions were on which of the melee classes were the better soloers? By better I mean like in regards to their kill speed, downtime, efficiency, ease, over all speed it takes per level etc.

I'm assuming it would be between Monk, Shadow Knight, Paladin, and Ranger? But those classes all have pretty rough exp penalties, so maybe a Rogue or Warrior with a bow would actually be faster as a solo leveling melee class?

I'm not sure, what do you guys think?