jboots for monk?

[EQBallzz]

So I have been thinking of camping or buying some jboots but then I realized they weigh 2.5. It seems to get the true benefit of jboots (over say pots or traveler's boots) you would have to be able to click them at will which requires them being out of any weight reduction bag. Not sure it's worth it to gain 2.5 weight just to be able to use jboots freely and trying to fumble with moving them in and out of a bag every use sort of defeats the instant clicky benefit. Seems like it would just be better to buy traveler's boots or use pots because of this? Is this reasoning sound or am I missing something?

[Kowalski]

Click and drag jboots icon from inside WR bag into hotkey box, click and drag empty slot into adjacent hotkey box. You can then hotswap and click with speed.

[EQBallzz]

Ahh yeah..forgot about that. Still not ideal but doable I guess.

[Baler]

Another way...
Open inventory and bag containing Jboots.
Left click Jboots
Left click Bag
F1
Right click Jboots
Left click Jboots
Left click back in the bag where the Jboots started.

Kowalski's mentioned method is faster and less dangerous.

[Jimjam]

I'm slightly confused by your post, Baler. In case this is what you were trying to suggest, you don't need to self target for jboots.

[Croco]

they fit nicely inside a large soiled bag, worth their weight in gold

[Kender]

they fit nicely inside a large soiled bag, worth their weight in gold

well their weight in the bag is 0 and they are worth more than that 8)

also, later on when weight limits get increased (up to 24 at level 60) the 2.5 is less crucial and you may find you can just have then in an inventory slot. it's at 60 when you mostly need them for a free instant click junk buff anyway. before that it's fine to stuff em in a bag

[EQBallzz]

OK so speaking of jboots..what level should a monk be able to solo the OOT AC? At 51 I just got wtfwnd by the regular cyclops spawn. Well it could have gone better if I had not gotten bugged at start and couldn't attack (and my mend was down) but still was too difficult for me to solo with no buffs on a 6m timer I think.

I have a Tstaff but that puts me overweight so I was using JM + SoS for better defense. Gear isn't amazing but I have a couple good items. RBG + mixture of crescent/wu's, BPS cloak and Robe of the Lost Circle.

[mythias]

OK so speaking of jboots..what level should a monk be able to solo the OOT AC? At 51 I just got wtfwnd by the regular cyclops spawn. Well it could have gone better if I had not gotten bugged at start and couldn't attack (and my mend was down) but still was too difficult for me to solo with no buffs on a 6m timer I think.

I have a Tstaff but that puts me overweight so I was using JM + SoS for better defense. Gear isn't amazing but I have a couple good items. RBG + mixture of crescent/wu's, BPS cloak and Robe of the Lost Circle.

It was a battle for me to solo him at 54 ... I did it, but it was a battle. I did use my def disc and I did mend ... not sure if I really needed to disc though

[Izmael]

Just suck it up like a man and put it in a general inventory slot.

[cormag]

I carry a tinker bag, a large soiled, a lionhide, my jboots and a greater lightstone in general inventory. This puts me at 18 weight at lvl 55 which is below the penalty weight.

Swapping is a hassle, when you get to the levels where it really matters you can totally make it work with them in general inventory.

[EQBallzz]

I carry a tinker bag, a large soiled, a lionhide, my jboots and a greater lightstone in general inventory. This puts me at 18 weight at lvl 55 which is below the penalty weight.

Swapping is a hassle, when you get to the levels where it really matters you can totally make it work with them in general inventory.

At the moment I have a similar setup. Same bags but also a shralok pack. With my tstaff equipped I'm at 18 and at 52 that leaves me .9 to cap which isnt much to work with. I guess it doesn't matter anyway because I can't solo that camp effectively and after spending 6-7 hours there with a friend and losing the roll I have no desire to do that again. Think I will just stock up on pots until I can afford to buy an MQ.

[Dreenk317]

At the moment I have a similar setup. Same bags but also a shralok pack. With my tstaff equipped I'm at 18 and at 52 that leaves me .9 to cap which isnt much to work with. I guess it doesn't matter anyway because I can't solo that camp effectively and after spending 6-7 hours there with a friend and losing the roll I have no desire to do that again. Think I will just stock up on pots until I can afford to buy an MQ.

It is known that pots are much more efficient use of plat than Jboots. 7k in pots is an insane amount of time sowed.

Edit: doesn't mean I don't have Jboots on all my toons.....

[Jimjam]

I got a bit lucky Jboot wise; I got the ring on my warrior while running thru S Ro to guk. On my Wiz I was levelling in Oasis on specs and managed to grab a ring with frequent 9pm checks. Basically lucking out on getting a ring (or making it as least disruptive as possible) seems to be a solid strategy. Before I got them I'd just use sow pots or donate for passing sow in the area.

Peridots make good currency as they are low weight and worth circa 10pp each. It's nice to have something of value to show appreciation for/buy the help given by others.

[Phantasm]

I've found as you progress in experience you'll find excess platinum to invest into bags (which I really can't stress enough for a monk). Being a successful monk is all in the preparedness. I carry a lot of utility for those "just in case" moments.

JBoots allure is that they are instant click. If your sow gets dispelled? Click your boots. Need to get out of somewhere in a hurry? Click your boots and outrun most mobs. Weigh reduction bags negate their 2.5 weight. Also, my bags are chock full of stuff.

In the end its up to you though. With my setup I carry a SOW pot and boots (Potion for any racing type event). Best advice I can give ya is play as you go and earn your pixels. There's no sweeter sensation then when you get rewarded for an investment.

[Caiu]

Get a tinkerer bag with your plat. Jboots are more a luxury on a monk than anything. Sow pots will serve you better.

[Dreenk317]

Get a tinkerer bag with your plat. Jboots are more a luxury on a monk than anything. Sow pots will serve you better.

I'd do this. If you already have the cash for the MQ get a tinkerer bag and a grim aura earring and a couple sow pots. Should be able to get that all for 7k. Once you have all that get Jboots yourself. AC in Sro just requires a bit of luck, if you are applying yourself to it shouldn't take to long and I think you will be happier in the long run.

Monks aren't really a solo class, so chances are there will be someone to sow you. If you are soloing, chances are you aren't up against mobs that dispel and sow pots should do you just fine till you do get your boots.

[EQBallzz]

Click and drag jboots icon from inside WR bag into hotkey box, click and drag empty slot into adjacent hotkey box. You can then hotswap and click with speed.

OK, so I finally got my jboots and boy was that painful. 7 hour camp. Didn't get it. 2 hour camp. Didn't get it. 12 hour camp..finally got it. 12 fucking hours. A list of 10 people built up behind me. Was a bit mental tbh.

For anyone else wondering I was able to solo the OOT camp at 53 with *some* ease although I did have a couple close calls when the rolls didn't go my way against some of the higher level versions of the PH. The amount of time I spent camping that I could have just earned killed seafuries and bought the MQ for it like 3 times over.

Anyway...I was trying to set this up like suggested above but it doesn't seem to work. I can make a hotkey from an open inventory slot or a slot with a bag but not from a slot inside the bag itself. Am I doing something wrong or was this posted in error?

[mev]

Monks aren't really a solo class, so chances are there will be someone to sow you. If you are soloing, chances are you aren't up against mobs that dispel and sow pots should do you just fine till you do get your boots.

When a monk is pulling, they often cannot accept a buff without risking training the group (assuming they're in range of the Druid / Shaman / Ranger in the first place, which is often not the case). JBoots have saved me from death and from failed pulls in many situations where SoW pots would not have helped. The 7k was money well spent.

[Phantasm]

When a monk is pulling, they often cannot accept a buff without risking training the group (assuming they're in range of the Druid / Shaman / Ranger in the first place, which is often not the case). JBoots have saved me from death and from failed pulls in many situations where SoW pots would not have helped. The 7k was money well spent.
Agreed. If you can see yourself using it in any situation it's worth having it as a monk. Might need bandages? Get them. Might need to Gate? Get a potion. Might need to quickly recast a movement increasing buff on yourself instantly? Get JBoots.

Best advice is to send high level monks a tell and see if they'll give you some hints/tips. I'm always open to helping out with suggestions and I'm sure many are as well.