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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:33:30 EDT

Endbringer posted : i like the mistweaver alot...kinda same reason i like my DK, they wrap the class spec abilities around dps, heals plus dps is just epic to me just like my DK tanking and toping the dps meters

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:15:39 EDT

Jobbie posted : I love my bear to bits, my paladin has been taking the seat tanking wise, the thing I like about the monk is that you have to be constantly hitting buttons feels like a "warriordruid" to me.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:44:42 EDT

JB posted : I RAFd a monk to level 90. Breezed through leveling like everyone else has said. Hit 90 and started running heroics, I seemed way too squishy and the class seemed way too clunky for my liking. I should have waited until I geared him up to make this decision but I dropped him and swapped my bear. Much happier with him in terms of both DPS, survivability and just overall toughness, lol.

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:28:56 EDT

Jobbie posted : I played my brewmaster monk non stop monday and tuesday and went from 60 to 84, the class is a lot of fun the active mitigation model is just awesome and makes you stay on your toes still debating on the second spec not sure if I should go dps or healing.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:03:38 EDT

mettachain posted : I'm not expecting anything from Archivis regarding posting additional charts here on the forums. I'm just a random internet pixel monster and he has nothing to prove to me.

Granted, he is really the only one on here who has posted SS of mistweaver healing done but I just wanted to point out that what was posted was extremely pinpointed boasting about topping one chart. Once again though, I'm not expecting anything more or less from Archivis.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:28:12 EDT

Ginjer posted : And Roger! However, I don't see many other posters in the forums talking about Mistweavers, hence why I mentioned Arch. It looks as though you are calling him out, so lets see if he can post the charts you requested.

Again, I know nothing about healing and was just offering a reference who has been playing one from start to AV and LFR as you mentioned.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:46:23 EDT

AZ_OGM posted : I am leveling a monk as mistweaver since this is the first healer I have ever played. So far I like the way he plays. Only trouble I had healing was dealing with a noob DK in Ramps who was fresh out of the starting zone and thought he was invincible. Once he learned not to bite off more than he could chew, the instance went fine.
He may not down mobs as fast, but he can tackle multiples without taking a beating. And the touch of death spell is truly epic, 1 shot kills are always fun.

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:48:34 EDT

Snakeoil posted :

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The bubble usually lasted me through 2-3 mobs with no problem

All that's what they are. I couldn't figure out the purpose of the little green bubbles or how to use them.
Heck, I didn't realize my monk toon was making them, until I took a closer look at the screen.

I'm playing on a 46" screen so some details are lost.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:29:07 EDT

stonhinge posted : i've really enjoyed tanking on my monk. also, i've had no problems soloing any of the Pandaria rares, even while leveling up/in quest blues/greens.

Leveling brewmaster is probably the way to go for two reasons: better multi-mob damage than windwalker (heavy hitting cleave+"stop hitting yourself" debuff, although I admit the stun of fists of fury could come in handy; and every melee hit has a chance to spawn a little healing orbs+personal bubble. The bubble usually lasted me through 2-3 mobs with no problem. Clash - half charge, half death grip - is very nice when grabbing a caster...well, when it works. But it does stun a group around. So you can target the caster in the back, clash, and stun a group.

Basically, I had no downtime at all, unless i'd been fighting a rare. Even then, most likely not. With guard, sometimes I took no damage. And with a glyphed touch of death, every few minutes you can walk up to a mob and one-shot them because monks have highest base HP of any class, and Brewmasters get to add to that.

Touch of Death is also really nice for that moment when Garajal is a second away from nuking the raid and almost dead. Fortifying Brew+Touch of Death. Instant almost 600k damage and dead.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:06:17 EDT

Snakeoil posted : Out of all the different types I've tried, I really enjoy the monk the best.
It levels fast [you get a 50% exp boost for 1 hour per day], and the touch of death is a nice move [one hit kill for some mobs. for bosses, it's a finishing move].
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:03:58 EDT

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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:43:36 EDT

The WeaseL posted : Been leveling as Brewmaster, and I chew through everything. I haven't tried WW or MW. I like the resource system better then my DK as well.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:33:35 EDT

I AM posted : I've always wanted Bloodfang or Nightstalker armor with a stave!!

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:28:57 EDT

mettachain posted : Leather armor.

Staves, 1h swords, 1h maces, fist weapons, 1h axes.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:22:17 EDT

I AM posted : thanks. What kind of weapons do they use/or can equip? Leather, Cloth? I picture a monk being shirtless.

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:55:09 EDT

mettachain posted :

said by Ginjer:

I am sure Arch can talk to the healing aspect. He does pretty well with it.

I wouldn't call Arch an SME on Mistweaving. He only posts his healing done charts in AV and LFRs. At a glance, one would think, "my oh my, that seafoam green bar is way longer than the other bars on that there Recount he's showing me!" I haven't seen any other posts of Overhealing done (which is just as important as Healing Done) or even chart reports of "Archivis'" healing by spell, who was healed, etc.

Being a good healer isn't only about making a bar bigger but the ability to effectively triage your patients in an optimal healing to mana ratio.

Ok, off the soap box now. Mistweaver, Brewmaster, and Windwalker specs of monk do offer a welcome change from the rest of the arsenal of classes and specs that WoW has to offer but just like any other class/spec, it gets repetitive fast, arguably faster than other classes. The high mobility of the monk is by far the best compared to other classes. If you choose a panda monk, the passive gimmicks of Bouncy (fall damage reduced by half), and Gourmand (double food buffs) should keep you entertained and reconcile any discrepancies in your mind between actually being a panda monk and the Kung Fu Panda.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:28:40 EDT

Arsinic posted : They have heals, but as dps they work a bit differently. They can drop healing spheres, that you would pick up liek a mystic in Tera, they use their chi(think rogue combo points/paladin holypower) to shoot a chi wave(basically prayer of mending that damages enemies and heals friendlies its a talent) and one of their dps abilities expel ahrm, heals and does damage to enemies(more damage the more healing it is capable of so better when you have less health).

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:58:12 EDT

Ginjer posted : I like Brewmaster and WW just fine. I am sure Arch can talk to the healing aspect. He does pretty well with it. It is all about the player, as it always is. I feel like a Rogue/Druid/Enhancement Shaman all tied together.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:57:45 EDT

I AM posted : Rogue warrior hybrid sounds fun. Do they have heals as well? Sorta like a pally?

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:06:11 EDT

mettachain posted : Yeah, I fought the power. I quit raiding and quit the game for a bit, since Thanksgiving. I pop on only for about 30 mins at a time to quest on my 62 warlock.

Notice I haven't been trolling the raid thread with dumb comments lately... well, except for the Arcane mage difficulty "debate." :)
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:06:02 EDT

I AM posted : They can be any race correct?

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:40:05 EDT

Arsinic posted : I boosted mine straight to 80, so leveing experiences may vary.

I had leveled my monk with intentions of only healing on it. Did a fair bit of pve and pvp healing on it. The initial monk playstyle was completely over powered. They wee simply untouchable. Currently they are decent, require a more active and structural healing rotation to be optimal. In regards to other healing classes monk are middle of the road atm, but the play style is refreshing and the pvp is pretty fun, albeit they have soem holes for cd's that are being addressed.

Currently though due to some in guild unforseen circumstances I am casually doing monk dps. DPS monks are definitely a different playstyle from my rogue days. Monk scale really hard with gear so aat first it was a bit disheartening seeing my poop dps, but once gear starts rollni in they are legit.

If you enjoy melee then definitely give monk a shot. Monk level extremely fast with their 100% xp buff that you can get daily and every 10 levels that lasts 3 hours? At level 85 you can run the end of time instance and the bronze dragon boss can reset that buff into infinity and itll last all the way to 90 :p

Monk kind of feels like a warrior in Tera with the mobility and plays like a rogue/warrior hybrid. Give it a try 10 day pass it at the very least when you actually have time to play more than an hour a day.

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:39:58 EDT

Vinceruos_t posted : Monk is a really fun class overall. I havent tried Mistweaver healing yet, but both brewmaster and WW are very good, fun, and viable specs to play. Brewmaster tanking is the most fun I have ever had tanking. You feel so useful and with the new active mitigation tanking model it is very easy to seperate the bad tanks from the good ones. WW DPS is rly fun to play. Only drawback to WW DPS is it doesnt have any niche to fill. It has no cleave or execute so you dont really get to shine on any fights. It still does good DPS and it is good at fast target switches. It also has some of the best sustained AOE in the game. In pvp WW is ok. It has some good surv and control. Just takes some getting used to. They do lack initial burst which can hurt certain comps.

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:39:32 EDT

McBrain posted :

said by mettachain:

That's only due to my percieved requirement to do dailies, maybe.

Fight the power, bro.

6 weeks and counting on Bleeding Hollow and 0 dailies done.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:37:45 EDT

mettachain posted : {{ Leveled one to 90. The mobility that the class offers is unlike any other especially in WindWalker (melee dps) spec. Mistweaver (healer) is pretty fun as it can offer you a couple different ways to heal, either straight up healing in the back or "in the thick of it" melee healing. Brewmaster (tank) is pretty fun too at lower levels. I never tanked post level 80 so I didn't experience the stagger/purify.

The only is, I don't play it anymore. Like a week after I hit level cap, I stopped it. That's only due to my percieved requirement to do dailies, maybe.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:33:55 EDT

Kilroy posted : Since you start at level 1 it is a bit of a bite when you've been playing max level toons. I'm leveling mine on the side, one or two instances every other week. Running with max heirloom gear and monk XP buff I get about two levels an instance. I don't bother questing as que times are less than 5 minutes. Leveling could be done completely in instances with no problem.

Playing as DPS you cause a lot of damage and have very good survivability.

Can't really say much more because I'm still in the 50s and the game really doesn't start until max level when you have all of your abilities available.
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Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:33:45 EDT

Goggalor posted : From what I hear, Brewmaster (the tank spec) is the best of the three specs right now (as in the other two (healing and deepz) have been nerfed a little roughly).

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:31:00 EDT

Carpie posted : Everyone that I know who has played a monk has loved it. Personally I've not played one for any significant extent.

Re: [Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:30:52 EDT

Jobbie posted : My monk is level 61 and leveling as a tank at this moment, love the spec a lot so much fun smashing beer kegs on mobs faces, haven't tried the healing or dpsing specs.
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[Classes] Monk Impressions?

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:23:02 EDT

I AM posted : I need people's impression on the Monk Class. Only real draw for me would be to come back to try out the class. PVE or PVP input is great. Thanks.