I don't remember monks being able to tank 20+ years ago.

[Croco]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think a big part of it is that Monks did get "tankier" after Classic/Kunark. I didn't play a Monk, so I'm not sure how much was in Velious and how much was in Luclin, but I do know that by Luclin Monks were decent tanks, and that in the Shaman forums they were the recommended duo partner because they were tanky enough to heal with Torpor, but did more damage (and had more utility) than a normal tank class.

So, it's possible P99 still has some "Monks got improved in Luclin" stuff that doesn't belong (because this place got lots of data from the EQ Mac server, which was in PoP, and other post-Velious sources) ... and it's also possible that Monks were that tanky, and your memories are just from before..

Monks got nerfed HARD in Luclin. Not really sure what you're talking about here. High end monks with raid gear didn't feel it as much as lesser geared lower level monks but all monks got hit.

[Olean]

Originally Posted by Croco [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Monks got nerfed HARD in Luclin. Not really sure what you're talking about here. High end monks with raid gear didn't feel it as much as lesser geared lower level monks but all monks got hit.

This nerf is why i rolled a rogue on live and never looked back. My live monk is still 60 with hot/ToV gear.