Best Trio That Doesn't Use Enchanter

[Toxigen]

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

You're contradicting yourself with your argument... you say root doesn't matter but somehow FD "opens things up"? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
You're just trading one Semantics for the other now.
What about harmony? damage shields? secondary (albeit shitty) healing? pretty sure rangers get something called wolf form too, as well as invisibility.

But no, the only thing you care about is how to make monk work.
Because FD is your god. Don't mind that the entire party will be stuck trying to get into a place and be sitting there for 10 minutes waiting for either regen or to take out a monster that is undead and see's through your invis.
The party setup I stated deals with that easily, and it's a very common issue in many areas.

you keep saying "best" but what is best? Monk doesn't fit anywhere in the "best" category. I know you love FD but monk isnt' the best tank, It's not the best puller, it's not even the best DPS. Monk is a utility class. It's an offtank puller. The only reason it's an offtank puller is because of it's FD.

take away it's FD and what does it actually do better than any other class? Nothing.
You say it's the best DPS, I say necro can charm undead, I say zerk-dancing a warrior is far superior dmg, I say aside from very specific classes like cleric, that most of the classes in the game can out damage an inflated monk's dps ego.

A level 20 monk and a level 20 paladin fighting things in unrest. That paladin is gonna have ghoulbane, and you're arguing that the monk is going to be best.

a level 30 monk and a level 30 ranger fighting in highkeep basement. The ranger is gonna have harmony, and you're arguing that the monk is going to be the best.

a level 40 monk and a level 40 warrior fighting in city of mist. The warrior is going to be geared at this point, and you're arguing that the monk is going to be the best.


You need to learn about roles and what they exist for. Or at least play the game once in your life.



I actually have played ranger, and I know their capabilities and incapability. I've also played paladin and warrior so I know how to tank pretty well, as well as what each class is capable of. Personally I found monks to be the worst tanks that think they're the best. I can also attest to this as a cleric that has had to deal with ALL of them, including bards that think they're also tanks. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

In ranking order, best to worst:
Warriors
Shadowknights
Rangers
Paladins
Bards*
Monks

This is the listing order of best to worst tanks I've experienced in P99.
A proper warrior is fields and realities better as a tank than the best shadowknight.
A good shadowknight is fields and realities better than the best ranger.
A good ranger is about the same as a mediocre or bad warrior/shadowknight.
A good paladin is about the same as a decent ranger.
A good bard is about the same as a mediocre ranger or paladin.
A good monk is about as good as a bad ranger or mediocre bard.

I earnestly don't know how hard you'd have to twink a monk to think they are "the best tanks ever" but, if you put even an ounce of effort into a warrior or shadowknight instead, the difference wouldn't even be laughable.

all these words and you could have just typed "im bad at eq"