Looking to start a monk

[tekniq]

i've only played a caster on live/p99...and it's getting pretty boring i must say. i'm looking to start a twink monk and need some suggestions. one of my main questions is:

should i get a t-staff or an rfs starting off from 1-50? (i heard post50, t-staff is indeed the better item) and i'm not going to be grinding too hard on this monk, he's just going to be a casual twink. i'd probably just want to get him either a tstaff/rfs and an fbss (cause i don't want to keep buying weapons), then just some decent monk gear. can anyone lead me to the right direction? (i mainly just want a BEAST weapon coupled with an FBSS, i think that will be fun owning mobs for the lower levels)

and of course, thank you !

[Estu]

If you think playing a caster is boring, I've got bad news for you about your melee character with three buttons to press...

[tekniq]

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

If you think playing a caster is boring, I've got bad news for you about your melee character with three buttons to press...

i can agree with you there which is one of the main reasons i never started a melee. but i think FD pulling would be kind of fun and it would be refreshing to hit something and kick something for once that does more than 14 damage lol

[SirAlvarex]

If you're going with RFS / TStaff + FBSS you better get some good gear, because you'll be tanking half the time. I'm not sure disease cloud could keep aggro off you.

But that's half the fun, actually. Learning how to monitor your DPS so you don't rip aggro from your tanks.

[Handull]

There is a damage cap of 20 up to lvl 10 and then 40 to lvl 20, so if you are going to play him casually, wu's quivering staff is definately a cheaper option and just as good as the best 2hb until lvl 20. but since you said you don't want to buy multiple weapons, and you seem to have no shortage of plat, then I can't help you.

You'll also do more dps before lvl 10 with two cheap one handers (fighting baton, cane of the tranquil, etc), but since my monk twink is only lvl 10, I haven't figured out what I want at the higher lvls yet

[tekniq]

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

If you're going with RFS / TStaff + FBSS you better get some good gear, because you'll be tanking half the time. I'm not sure disease cloud could keep aggro off you.

But that's half the fun, actually. Learning how to monitor your DPS so you don't rip aggro from your tanks.

was mostly going to use this character to duo with a buddy of mine who is going to start a cleric. we'd probably be duoing only 90% of the time and level up together

[tekniq]

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

There is a damage cap of 20 up to lvl 10 and then 40 to lvl 20, so if you are going to play him casually, wu's quivering staff is definately a cheaper option and just as good as the best 2hb until lvl 20. but since you said you don't want to buy multiple weapons, and you seem to have no shortage of plat, then I can't help you.

You'll also do more dps before lvl 10 with two cheap one handers (fighting baton, cane of the tranquil, etc), but since my monk twink is only lvl 10, I haven't figured out what I want at the higher lvls yet

i'm done with my main for now until epics come out, and i've only been playing my chanter for fun but he's getting kind of boring so i guess i'd spend around 60% of my eq time on this monk.

im gonna treat my tstaff/rfs like a samurai and his sword - learn with it, own with it, stay with it until i die..i want the staff to basically be red from all the mob's blood and worn down because its the only weapon i use lol

so tstaff or rfs? lulz

[Tewaz]

RFS. Same ratio, so the faster the better. Tstaff procs at like 50? That is the only time it becomes a better option. Also, you will be able to unleash the RFS at level 10. From level 1-10 it will essentially be a 10 attack 20 delay weapon and for 10+ it will be the 19/20, allowing its full potential early on.

So I say 19/20 from 1 to until the Tstaff can proc.

[tekniq]

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

RFS. Same ratio, so the faster the better. Tstaff procs at like 50? That is the only time it becomes a better option. Also, you will be able to unleash the RFS at level 10. From level 1-10 it will essentially be a 10 attack 20 delay weapon and for 10+ it will be the 19/20, allowing its full potential early on.

So I say 19/20 from 1 to until the Tstaff can proc.

thank you sir!

[Slave]

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

RFS. Same ratio, so the faster the better. Tstaff procs at like 50? That is the only time it becomes a better option. Also, you will be able to unleash the RFS at level 10. From level 1-10 it will essentially be a 10 attack 20 delay weapon and for 10+ it will be the 19/20, allowing its full potential early on.

So I say 19/20 from 1 to until the Tstaff can proc.

Actually the IFS will be the best weapon you can own from 20-50, having the exact same dps with half the weight, and 1/5th the price. It'll allow you to testdrive the monk without destroying your bank. You also won't lose a ton of money as Tstaff and RFS devalue.

From 1-20, Master Wu's Trance Sticks work well. (and again at 35 but if you have an IFS this won't matter so much)