Best race for monk?

[Doors]

lol @ the hater tags. I heard one melee class that gets a level 60 item and can then solo with it as effectively as a naked level 12 necro or mage is bullshit, nerf monks now please. Blue servers are fucking hard as fuck.

Iksars are probably the better monk race but a 40% experience penalty is annoying. Plus you can't move around as easily as a human.

[Kender]

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

lol @ the hater tags. I heard one melee class that gets a level 60 item and can then solo with it as effectively as a naked level 12 necro or mage is bullshit, nerf monks now please. Blue servers are fucking hard as fuck.

Iksars are probably the better monk race but a 40% experience penalty is annoying. Plus you can't move around as easily as a human.

it's 20%

and lizard monks can go anywhere they like. FD and sneak means you can even use hostile merchants

better AC better regen better swimming animation... just better

[Splooie]

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

it's 20%

and lizard monks can go anywhere they like. FD and sneak means you can even use hostile merchants

better AC better regen better swimming animation... just better

Having a mustache almost trumps all of that. Almost...

[Rais]

Iskars are better monks. Due simply to regen. Hell I think they even get a higher ac bonus.

Of course humans is a sign of the "old school" monk who knows wtf to do. I have only seen 3 monks on this server worth calling "cream of the crop". So being a human monk isn't really a sign of anything on this server.

If you're comparing fists, at 60 there is something wrong. So it doesn't matter.

[Baa]

I am pretty surprised nobody has mentioned one thing that iksars can never have - eyepatches... enough said

[Numbers_]

I had the same dilemma since I started here after kunark and I went with Iksar.

Honest tho, you probably can't go wrong with either race. The faction stuff is a pain and it would be nice if I didn't have to deal with it. The experience penalty sucks as well.

Is the night vision, regen, forage and ac worth it? I have no basis for comparison, but I couldn't imagine having to wait longer in between fights than I already do while soloing. Then again, you wouldn't have to kill as many things as I do as a Iksar....

I like some of the Iksar animations better (flying kick, feign) and some of the human animations better (walking, punching). Overall I think the Iksar look cooler. I realize that's a very personal opinion though.

Human monks do more damage unarmed, but who fights unarmed? You could probably get two fighting batons for under 800pp total (8/20 weapons vs 8/36 fists at my level) or camp a Iksar Berserker Club (worst camp ever).

It looks like the regen really takes off post 50, but I have no personal experience with that.

[Striiker]

It is all a matter of taste. I went with human because I knew there would be a lot of Iksar monks out there. It was my personal taste. I wasn't worried over regen or anything else. It's also why I went with Human for my Shadow Knight. I preferred it over the many Troll and Ogre SK's and I preferred the look. Choose the race you like and go with it. You'll be glad you did.

[Stumpes]

Iksars have far better regen, but you need to weigh that against being KoS to most cities in the old world. Once velious comes out it's not a big deal, but that could still be over a year away.

[lanystvyl]

an Ogre monk would be cool. I can see the flying itchy butt kicks now. lloll

I think ikky is best monk.

[Structures_Fall]

In the end, they're the same thing, minor regen and AC aren't going to make a difference when you're pulling NToV or such.