Game Mechanics: Monks... working as intended?

[Bannen]

Your the first monk in game or on the forums that has said this.

I've played a monk a lot and I can tell its working pretty much right as far as dodging and AC goes.

Again, I do not want to raid tank or tank like a warrior. I just want to be able to take a hit like I could on classic live. Even though my AC shows as 300+, I guarantee you it's calculating around 50.

[vaire100]

Monks were rough to play sometimes in EQ... but without Mend working, and other problems, it makes it completely insane to attempt as a solo player... even more so than usual.

Monks were already at the lowest they could go and still be effective.... so anything else taken away is totally detrimental. Oh well, at least everything else is slightly broken still too, eh?

[Nizzarr]

mend over 100 skills rarely fails. I suggest leveling up(probably grouped).

Mend hasnt failed on my friend's monk for the last 1000 uses or so.. he has like 200 skill?

It really sucks pre-100 skill though, just ride it out [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[nilbog]

Bump.

Old issues. How are they now?

[Ostros]

Mend seems to be working properly.

I don't remember how Duel Wield worked in classic, because I think I started in either Velious or Kunark on live. I am getting skill ups at level 1 and all, but I don't see any hint that offhand swings are actually hitting, or indeed, even swinging. Granted: I am using hand-to-hand, and have not tried blunt weapons yet, so there may be something I am missing. Other than than, things seem copacetic thus far. I let you know as I level <3.

[anthony210]

Everything seems to be working ok for Monks. AC mitigation seems off a bit but that is a known issue and not limited to monks.

[Bruman]

Mend seems to be good.

AC seems to be pointless, but I haven't ran tests. I just try to outrun things instead...

I don't see alot many dodges. But then again, I try not to be taking damage anyways. For the short times I do tank (like if MT afks), I don't see dodges typically. But once again, no hard data.

My real issue seems to be FD. I haven't seen any improvement since I got it at 17 (36 now). Still seems to fail about 50% of the time. Could just be bad luck though....

[Ostros]

Everything seems to be working fine. I've noted at least three to five dodges at my low skill level, so it is at the very least functional. I've noticed hits are really sparse on dark blue mobs...more so than I remember them being. It may be worth looking at, dunno if it's just a monk issue.

Double hits from dual wield seem to be few and far between as well.

[scecie]

BUMP for one question. If AC mitigation is broken accross the classes, does that mean I don't have to worry about going over the 14 stone limit on my monk or does that still matter?

[astarothel]

The ac fix is in now.