Duo with a Monk - which class

[Kender]

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

My girlie wants to play a monk and I wanna assist her on her way.

Wich of these classes / Dru / Enc / Shm would fit best playing with her on the longer run?

Maybe another class than these 3 would fit far better?

What do you think?

Originally Posted by Azeth

2 issues with that

1. iksar monks dont premier til Kunark and this thread was in regard to them.
2. Do you have any concept of the amount of horded wealth on this server & the extreme amount of poopsocking to farm these items?

1. nowhere in the original post does it mention anything at all about iksars
2. i'm sure there is which makes it all the more difficult for a regular player to obtain such items

[Tork]

For classic, monk+druid (thorns, root, travel) is roughly on par with monk+shaman (slow, regen, canni).

Either combination would be fun for both players, and would be able to level up on a wide range of content.

[rioisk]

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

For classic, monk+druid (thorns, root, travel) is roughly on par with monk+shaman (slow, regen, canni).

Either combination would be fun for both players, and would be able to level up on a wide range of content.

Utterly wrong. Shaman is vastly better than druids when duoed with a monk. Slow is ridiculously OP in kunark/velious. Combine that with heals, torpor, cannabalize, bind wound, haste, root cc, and a melee class that can dish damage and take it, and you got one mean combo.

No doubt shaman > druid when grouped with a monk.

[girth]

Shaman, no question.

[Tork]

I don't recall mentioning RoK or SoV.

[Noleafclover]

Just to throw fuel on the fire, snare is somewhat valuable to a monk. Aggrokiting. That being said, aggrokiting gives the dru or necro very little time to med. But you can fear animals, or necro fear, or intimidation, to fear kite with a monk.

This is more for a change of pace - a - I wanna play a fun/easy duo outdoors with low death risk.

You still won't be killing as fast as shaman/monk, due to lack of haste/buffs/pet and the unshakable mana supply that is canni-bind wound; and your piss-poor dungeon skills.

But the SERIOUS discussion on here makes me think ya'll have never tried canni-bind wound in a monk/shaman duo.

[Karnek]

Back in the original EQ I remember a husband and wife duo who were both monks. They were essentially a fantastic pulling team. They could split any camp with ease and no waiting around either. They were always together and were great dps. In fact the group I was in had me (as a bard) for the tank since mobs died so quick in lguk or solb. They also never died since both had FD... no getting upset that someone didn't do something right and caused the other to die. Heck our group used a druid for snare/dps and a cleric for heals/dps and we just took on everything.