Why not play a monk?

[tekniq]

you don't play a monk if you're broke...they're expensive.

[eqravenprince]

I started a Monk from scratch and loving it. Level 31, have mostly Wu's armor, 2 +55 hp rings, and Wu's Quivering Staff. I don't see why people think you NEED to twink a Monk. I would argue the exact opposite, they are quite good nakid.

[godbox]

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

I started a Monk from scratch and loving it. Level 31, have mostly Wu's armor, 2 +55 hp rings, and Wu's Quivering Staff. I don't see why people think you NEED to twink a Monk. I would argue the exact opposite, they are quite good nakid.

truth

but if u got pockets full of plat im sure lvling a monk with tstaff fungi and cof could b pretty fun.

and to OP monks are monks theres a million of em but only like 5 good ones. Its a finesse class not an auto attack class. Like ppl said u gotta max ALL ur skills, learn when to spike your dps and when to just auto, and learn mob pathing and how to pull.

[eqravenprince]

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

truth

but if u got pockets full of plat im sure lvling a monk with tstaff fungi and cof could b pretty fun.

and to OP monks are monks theres a million of em but only like 5 good ones. Its a finesse class not an auto attack class. Like ppl said u gotta max ALL ur skills, learn when to spike your dps and when to just auto, and learn mob pathing and how to pull.

I can't even imagine having a tstaff fungi and cof. I'm already kicking butt without any of that. As far as controlling your dps, it just depends on who is in your group, what their ac is, what their level is. Learning how to pull, I'm still learning, feign death + sneak + attack mob when one walks away is the newest thing I've added to my knowledge of splitting.

[Szeth]

you're welcome for that =)

[eqravenprince]

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

you're welcome for that =)

Good memory =). Thanks again!

[Nagash]

Interesting to note that from the OP's question "Why not play a monk" everyone has come up with reasons why playing one. That's preaching to the choir, isn't it? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[godbox]

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

Interesting to note that from the OP's question "Why not play a monk" everyone has come up with reasons why playing one. That's preaching to the choir, isn't it? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

not me theres to many fing monks. like I said 5 million monks 5 good ones

[Bruman]

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

Interesting to note that from the OP's question "Why not play a monk" everyone has come up with reasons why playing one. That's preaching to the choir, isn't it? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah, I noticed that. Here's some reasons not to play a monk:

-The weight limit is annoying. Also, the client and server use different calculations for your AC, so your client is 100% useless in determining your AC, and telling what the weight limit is, and telling how bad your weight is hurting your AC.

-Your gear is f'in expensive. Monks are one of the most popular twink classes, so all your best loot is very expensive. Given how you can't carry any weight, you're going to be poor. Low money, expensive items.

-It's a lot of work. You'll bust your ass pulling for a few hours straight, get yelled at if you need a 5 min afk to take a piss, meanwhile you'll find yourself not getting a heal because the cleric is ninja-afk constantly, and you'll die. You have to be moving always. If you get an extra mob on the pull? You're a horrible monk. Why are you taking so long to split? Horrible monk. Why aren't you doing as much dps as my twink? Horrible monk. You get the idea. Grouping can often feel like you working much more than anyone else, and getting shit on for your efforts.

-The epic, while not difficult per-say, involves a bunch of loooong ass camps. It's an awesome questline, and I really enjoy aspects of it, but multiple ~20 hour camps (on the extreme side, 50), really put a damper on the whole thing. Plus, all those long camps create a ton of artificial bottlenecks, and currently our epic has several bugs causing even more artificial bottlenecks. Plus, you lose your sweet looking robe. Why the hell did they decide to do that?

-Because a real monk has no money, most people twink them. So most people will assume you're a twink like all the rest, assume you have no idea how to play, and assume you're a scrub because you aren't in twink gear.

There! Sure, I ranted and whined like a baby, but at least the thread has some balance.

[webrunner5]

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

Yeah, I noticed that. Here's some reasons not to play a monk:

-The weight limit is annoying. Also, the client and server use different calculations for your AC, so your client is 100% useless in determining your AC, and telling what the weight limit is, and telling how bad your weight is hurting your AC.

-Your gear is f'in expensive. Monks are one of the most popular twink classes, so all your best loot is very expensive. Given how you can't carry any weight, you're going to be poor. Low money, expensive items.

-It's a lot of work. You'll bust your ass pulling for a few hours straight, get yelled at if you need a 5 min afk to take a piss, meanwhile you'll find yourself not getting a heal because the cleric is ninja-afk constantly, and you'll die. You have to be moving always. If you get an extra mob on the pull? You're a horrible monk. Why are you taking so long to split? Horrible monk. Why aren't you doing as much dps as my twink? Horrible monk. You get the idea. Grouping can often feel like you working much more than anyone else, and getting shit on for your efforts.

-The epic, while not difficult per-say, involves a bunch of loooong ass camps. It's an awesome questline, and I really enjoy aspects of it, but multiple ~20 hour camps (on the extreme side, 50), really put a damper on the whole thing. Plus, all those long camps create a ton of artificial bottlenecks, and currently our epic has several bugs causing even more artificial bottlenecks. Plus, you lose your sweet looking robe. Why the hell did they decide to do that?

-Because a real monk has no money, most people twink them. So most people will assume you're a twink like all the rest, assume you have no idea how to play, and assume you're a scrub because you aren't in twink gear.

There! Sure, I ranted and whined like a baby, but at least the thread has some balance.

One of the best zones to loot in as a Monk is City of Misty. Try going there as a level 42 Monk with crap gear and no weight reduction bags and do well. You will die in a heartbeat and so will your group. You get a reputation as a crappy puller high end and you are done. No good gear and you are done solo also at high levels.

There are a very few good Monk pullers on this sever because of bad gear and not knowing the mechanics of pulling. Not counting really knowing the zones to pull. Not a easy job trust me.

Bruman is completly right. You can pull all day and be a hero. Have two bad pulls and kill the group twice and you are a useless turd. "Never going to group with him again", we die everytime thingy, while he has been AFK 3/4 the time playing with his girlfriends ass.