Battle Clerics???Follow

Well in my experience, it usually does. I've been a cleric in EQ1, EQOA, and I'm a cleric on EQ2. They've always been a great solo class at lower levels due to thier healing powers, decent AC, and the fact that thier DD spells haven't quite fallen off in effectiveness compared to the other caster classes yet. Usually after level 20 things get much more difficult for the holy people of Norrath/Tunaria but you can still effectively solo undead creatures for a while. Right now I'm lvl 12 and I'm takin out yellows like it's nobodies business. I can't see this continuing for too many more lvls unless SOE has done something to accomodate the players who prefer to play solo. Good luck in your adventures and remember, Clerics are the ultimate group support class (Bards a close second), and one of the advantages is you will seldom have your "LFG" tag on for very long. Happy Hunting! :D

From what I remember of beta, they had a very hard time trying to balance out the priest type classes. Honestly, priests can be some of the best soloers in the game.. taking on mobs that most other classes haven't got a chance at just because the priest can stay alive longer than other classes.

According to devs, it is the intention of the current game design for characters to be capable of soloing all the way up to 50. It will be slow and boring IMHO, but possible.

Although most of the major balancing has already been done in beta, do not be surprised if there is the occasional nerf or buff that goes around as people begin to fill out the level ranges. =)