Monk Weapon Question!

[Arrisard]

Fists are 9/16 for epic monks for any race/level.

[Enzo13]

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

If that is the case, why does the offhand swing with no primary weapon equipped? Why do a very significant portion of offhand checks happen at different times than main hand swings if they are linked?

with no main hand weapon equipped your fist is your primary weapon.

[Enzo13]

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

Fists are 9/16 for epic monks for any race/level.

yeah i missed the part about him having his epic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Arrisard]

When I have an instrument, stein, GLS, etc, equipped in the primary?

[Enzo13]

but the ac still has slighty higher dmg/dly ratio than the cf

[Enzo13]

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

And when I have an instrument, a stein, GLS, etc, equipped in the primary?

i believe you will still swing regardless whats equipped.. so maybe dual wield works independantly off a rng [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I've just always understood it as working off your main hand as a proc.. either way delay still plays no part in off hand weapons.. to my knowledge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Arrisard]

Then again I pose the question, why are my offhand swings then not in sync with my primary hand swings if the offhand checks on the primary hand swings regardless of the offhand's delay?

[isoka]

Originally Posted by Tasslehofp99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Im interested in this conversation. Currently on my monk who is lvl 58 with Epic and around 210-245 str depending on buffs/situation I use either h2h main/SoS offhand or AC main/SoS offhand. The highest DPS i've parsed is 84 with the AC/SOS, and with that combo i average around 60-65. With the h2h main/SoS offhand it averages around 55-60 dps, but I've been told it should be better DPS then the AC/SOS. Any imput on this?

I didn't do any parse, but I prefer using AC/SoS rather than fist/SoS because the AC has a nice stun+DD effect.
Also, h2h caps at 60 (+5 skill each level) whereas 1hblunt is capped way before. So at 58, your ATK will be lower with fist as main hand than with AC, which might explain why you have a lower DPS.
Also, keep in mind that even at 60, 1hblunt skill is higher than h2h

[Enzo13]

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

Then again I pose the question, why are my offhand swings then not in sync with my primary hand swings if the offhand checks on the primary hand swings regardless of the offhand's delay?

Because you may lose your balance when trying to swing both weapons simultaneously? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Seriously though.. like i said dual wield may work independantly from the main hand off a random number generator or something.. but from what ive read i understand it differently.. just my personal interpretation of the text [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[theaetatus]

Also, if you're poor don't buy a jboots MQ, just wait a few levels and camp it.