Newbie Monk Questions...

[Wiley]

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

Don't bother with the wu's fighting armor, there are better items out there that you can get for the same price. Check the wiki and you can sort items by slot and class to compare.

I was told this whilst trying to find some Wu's armor in the tunnel, if you go to EFP there are tons of these pieces on vendors (near the Leather shop). Sold by people making em to save space, with 90cha i was able to get just about a whole set for 60pp each.

While that's not as cheap as gathering the mats, it still beats the absurd prices some people are asking for in the tunnel.

[jpetrick]

Things not to do: Kill raster to complete headband quest. This took me 40 hours to complete and I would not wish this camp on anyone.

Kill Brother Zephyl in Rathe mountains for your robe of the lost circle.

Aside from that I can't think of any quests that are must complete aside from the OT hammer, but you can save up 2k and pay someone to let you borrow their puppet strings for an easy completion. I turned in sarnak braids to do mine originally, and it took forever. Would have been much faster to farm 2k plat.

[Beinen]

Or you can man up and earn your epic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Thiefboy777]

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

What? What's this? I've never heard of this. Is this common knowledge? A bug or what?

"Technique of the third hand"

[jpetrick]

I went back and did the math for you because this bothered me that much.

DPS FORMULA
=((DMG*2)+DMG BONUS)/DLY

Level 60 Damage Bonus 1Hand = 11
Level 60 Damage Bonus 2Hand = 17

TOTAL DMG for Dual Wield
=Primary DPS+(Secondary DPS*0.78)
[.78 is used because the chance for dual wield is 78% at max skill]

My math assumes that you are able to weapon swap perfectly, so there is slightly less damage with a 2hander if you weapon swap poorly.

T-Staff w/ Weapon swap
Tranquil Staff DPS 2.5
+ Epic Fist (Offhand) 1.09
Total DPS = 3.3502 (Triple attack not yet in game & no Hundred Blows proc factored in)

Epic Fist 1.76
Scepter of Mastery (Offhand) 1.238
Total DPS = 2.725

Wu's Fist of Mastery 1.95
Wu's Fist of Mastery (Offhand) 1.45
Total DPS = 3.211

Bo Staff of Trorsmang 2.77
+ Epic Fist (Offhand) 1.09
Total DPS = 3.62

Here is the DPS with your 13/20 suggested weapons
13/20 Mainhand 1.85
13/20 Offhand 1.3
Total DPS = 2.864

And just for fun:
Gharn's Rock of Smashing 2.26
Wurmscale Fistwraps (Offhand) 1.55
Total DPS = 3.469 (No Strike of the Chosen proc included)

Abashi's Rod of Disempowerment 3.23
+ Epic Fist (Offhand) 1.09
Total DPS = 4.0835 (Triple attack not yet in game)

Does Gharn's proc 80 point life tap beat out Abashi's when weapon swapping? That I don't know.
At 255 dex you will average 1 proc every 20 seconds. My guess is that Abashi's is still better.