starter points for monk

[Toxigen]

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

Regarding Dex -- Im assuming T staff will be my go to weapon once level 50. Wouldn't it be beneficial to put the points into dex then?

By the way I have no plans on raiding atm

oh if you're gonna be a heavy twink then yeah...T Staff may proc a bit more often with dex

idk how it works out vs STR if you're always under cap tho...and STA will yield higher mend healing

i dont think there is a wrong answer between the 3 (if you'll be under STR cap) just flavor

[Snaggles]

IMHO go strength. It would suck to overcap a stat but this allows an easier road to maxing attack power.

If you are a DPS that’s under the STR cap, buffed or not, you are doing less DPS. Worst case having more STR lets you wear resist jewelry as needed.

Plus velious leather pants have a Spirit of the Ox click which is 23 STA.

[Swish]

Just throw an emerald at a shaman for raiding, get avatar and the STR shortage is no issue.

[Keebz]

Have you people ever heard of Avatar? For end game, it's STA by a mile, but it doesn't really matter.

[Jimjam]

Dude says he’s not into raiding, so imo we can’t assume avatar/focus/etc stat pad buffs.

[sajbert]

20STA for the optimal minmax max MR raid puller without stamina-buff. Incredibly niche and never really gonna be put into practice.

20 CHA for highest overall stats with Avatar proc and BIS-gear. Cha is pretty useless though.

20 DEX for fastest primal proc and best Tstaff Twink-experience. You can proc primal on Holgresh Beads though making it largely redundant at 60 and many of the best monk weapons are no-proc weapons.

20 STA or STR for best leveling without proc weapon and 20STA for self-buffee max sta without several thousands of DKP on monk gear.


IMO: STA or DEX and I think DEX is cooler.

[Toxigen]

for 90% of players its STR

[gamewin]

What does DKP stand for?

I know… I’m a noob

[Troxx]

Dragon Kill Points. It is the currency earned for participation in guild activities - later spent to “buy” gear from things the collective group kills.

<Afterlife> on Mithaniel Marr was, I think, the first guild to use this terminology. It spread quickly. They were serverwide best guild for a while with a crap ton of server firsts - later battling it out with other neckbeard poopsocking guilds like <Fire of Heavens> for BotB.

[shovelquest]

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

Dragon Kill Points. It is the currency earned for participation in guild activities - later spent to “buy” gear from things the collective group kills.

<Afterlife> on Mithaniel Marr was, I think, the first guild to use this terminology. It spread quickly. They were serverwide best guild for a while with a crap ton of server firsts - later battling it out with other neckbeard poopsocking guilds like <Fire of Heavens> for BotB.

Wow, chat GPT says:

The phrase "DKP" (Dragon Kill Points) was first coined and used in the online RPG EverQuest in the late 1990s. The concept was developed by a player named Thott, a member of the guild Afterlife on the Veeshan server, to manage loot distribution during raids. The term "Dragon Kill Points" specifically referred to the points awarded to players for participating in killing raid bosses (like dragons), and these points could then be used to bid on items that dropped from those bosses.

what was the first publication thott made about it

ChatGPT said:

Thott, a member of the guild Afterlife in EverQuest, first publicly documented the Dragon Kill Points (DKP) system on the guild's website. The earliest known publication about DKP was on the Afterlife guild's website, where Thott detailed the rules and mechanics of the system. This documentation was meant to explain how the guild handled loot distribution during raids, ensuring fairness and transparency among its members.

Unfortunately, specific dates and the exact content of the first publication are not easily accessible due to the age of the material and the evolution of web hosting since the late 1990s. However, it's well known that this publication occurred around 1999 or 2000, shortly after the implementation of DKP in EverQuest, making it one of the earliest and most influential posts about the system.

what was the URL of that website?

ChatGPT said:

The website where Thott first published the details of the DKP system was part of the Afterlife guild's site, which was originally hosted at www.afterlifeguild.org. This website was the online presence for the Afterlife guild in EverQuest, where they shared strategies, raid logs, and other guild-related information, including the documentation of the DKP system.

Cool I found this! I didn't know this bit of history. Dragon Lotto!

https://web.archive.org/web/20010124020900/http://www.afterlifeguild.org/?page=dkp

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I think when this happening, I was still wrestling with a snake outside of misty.