monk ratios, primary and offhand choices

[Snaggles]

Kidding aside, blam sticks and DW for normal players was viable prior to the last 2h patch.
These days for most people without god and dragon loot it’s just an exciting way to do less dps and die to enrage.

Sometimes I break out the rev whip on the ranger to feel alive. I get it. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Hey another question, when soloing as a 52 monk (because we have to care about this) would you rather riposte for 25 damage or 250 damage?

Would you rather hit a necromancer npc for 3x the damage from Banshee Aura or just 1/3rd of the damage?

Better get another napkin to spin imaginary scenarios with!

OP will care about their DPS at level 52, as they are only level 16 right now. I am not sure why you keep forgetting.

Ideally you don't fight mobs with DS while soloing anyway. When leveling from 1-52 I never fought any mobs with DS.

People used 1h often before the 2h change, and they were fine with the extra ripostes.

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

Kidding aside, blam sticks and DW for normal players was viable prior to the last 2h patch.
These days for most people without god and dragon loot it’s just an exciting way to do less dps and die to enrage.

Sometimes I break out the rev whip on the ranger to feel alive. I get it. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Epic and SoS is still quite viable while leveling, as I just showed. It out DPSes IFS if you aren't fisweaving at level 52.

I don't know why people keep trying to deny this. It should be a good thing 1h isn't always as bad as people have been assuming.

[Troxx]

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

Better get another napkin to spin imaginary scenarios with!

lol

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

lol

Thanks for admitting defeat. You have no data or counter for your position. Glad to see you learned something new!

[Snaggles]

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

OP will care about their DPS at level 52, as they are only level 16 right now. I am not sure why you keep forgetting.

Well that was 16 pages ago before we fell down this stupid rabbit hole. Might be like 30 now and wondering what to do.

Epic Fist and SoS is garbage in 2024. Let alone for a level 16 for obvious reasons.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Epic Fist and SoS is garbage in 2024.

Incorrect while leveling. I am not sure why you don't like learning new things, and wish to spread misinformation knowing you are incorrect. Lying to people about the game doesn't help. OP is level 16, and wants to know weapon options while leveling. Stop being a jerk.

[Jimjam]

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

Ideally you don't fight mobs with DS while soloing anyway. When leveling from 1-52 I never fought any mobs with DS.

Makes the game much smaller though.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Makes the game much smaller though.

Agreed, but many people take the fast XP route, which is always a narrow path.

[Jimjam]

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

Agreed, but many people take the fast XP route, which is always a narrow path.

Big mistake, imo, game ends at 60. Visit the Winners Room for a fee pieces of gear maybe and most importantly reroll [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Big mistake, imo, game ends at 60. Visit the Winners Room for a fee pieces of gear maybe and most importantly reroll [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Honestly I can't think of a lot of areas that are off the beaten path where a Monk could solo and the mobs have DS anyway.

ToFS floor four is one such area, but it was quite annoying overall on my Monk. Mobs have DS cast on them from the shadowmen, and you get diseased by the mummies. It's also harder to get the key from that floor.

Something like Dalnir is full of casters, which makes it more difficult for soloing, especially if you aren't heavily twinked.

Any areas you can think of where you'd want your solo monk to fight DSed mobs? Perhaps if you are twinked with enough resist gear some caster areas are more accessible.