Dragoon or Monk?

The ongoing question.

I have leveled a Paladin to Level 50 and have slowly been gearing Paladin but I also want to try my hand at being DPS. I am trying to figure out what bests suits my play style and what groups would prefer the most either a Dragoon or a Monk.

I kind of like how Dragoon seems like Samurai class to me from FFXI. Maybe I'm just acting crazy for it. Monk seems like a Nice solo class and can take a beating.

So tough to choose....

Dragoons look so Freaking Cool.

Both got buffed in 2.1 which was a good thing! Although I think they may have slightly over buffed MNK instead of DRG. Both jobs played well can be a real asset to your party but a lot of Coil parties will favour a MNK over a DRG. This may change.

Why not try them both out (since they share early level gear) and see which one you prefer?

Well I have MNK(PUG) at level 26 and DRG(LNC) at level 20. I like both.......
I feel if they do every make Samurai from FFXI come over to FFXIV then it would come from a Mix between these two classes.

If you like keeping pressure scoring big numbers on enemies, and keeping up in aoe, dragoon. If you like unleashing a flurry of attacks that will melt single targets and constant movement, monk. I main a 50 dragoon and it has been a blast jumping around the place.

To me my opinion, playing mnk and drg requires an aggressive player, once u figured out the rotation of course. That's pretty much how I play my. Aggressive going from flank to rear, rear to flank. Our job is pretty much balance it just depends on YOU as a player on hOw you want to play the best dpS in game( my opinion).

yeah you gotta be brave and sometimes you will be clinching ur rear about someof the damage you take. MNK will be better defensively, im sure, but DRG is far cooler looking and doesnt wear yellow pajamas. JUST SAYIN

Go with your gut feeling. And ur gut is telling you dragoon.

The gut is always right. LOL haha ^_^

If u have tissue, then u rdy for DRG :)

Ahh j/k, but diffrent playstyle and both bring alot to tabel.

Not sure, but i think DRG is a better off tank than mnk. For T 4 both are fine, but in future fights maybe!?

Drg is low big numbers and Mnk is fast little numbers.

They play very different so best bet is to play both and see what you like.

After playing monk, I find every other class in the game boring. :P Too bad monk is only fun at 50. :P

I have both to 50 now w/ full darklight + zenith on my Drg and a normal relic on my Monk, and the Monk puts the Drg to shame. The monk is honestly harder to play well than the dragoon, as the rotations are trickier, and there are more buffs/debuffs to juggle. It pays off though in damage. If you like a ton of positional attacks, decent raid utility through mantra when you know a healing heavy portion of a fight is coming, and a more chaotic play style, go Monk. If you want something slightly more relaxed, Drg is an awesome job. The quicker animations on their jumps really did help the class out alot. Both are a ton of fun. Melee in this game requires you to really be on your toes when it comes to positioning just for aoe's... so neither will be a bore. Monk just requires you to plan your positioning ahead that much farther than it does w/ dragoon. Once you get used to full GL stacks though, playing any other class in this game will just feel so slow.

I think I will continue to level them both pretty evenly. I like both but I will admit DRG for me is easier than MNK. MNK I am not sure how the rotation actually goes but it could be because I am only level 26 and could be missing some of the more important abilities. DRG though does have some utility to move out of enemy circles faster with the Elusive Jump skill. Add this with their other Jump skills and they can be masters of getting in and out of bad combat situations. MNK only has the Shoulder Tackle to get into combat but nothing to evade out of combat.

MNK is a sustained dps class and DRG is a burst dps class. That is the main difference between the two. With MNK you will be able to to deal higher damage on bosses and everything that lives long enough, while with DRG you will be able to kill adds quicker and deal a lot of damage in a short amount of time.

Other things worth mentioning are

MNK:
- group AOE heal buff with mantra
- intelligence debuff to reduce magical dmg with dragon kick

DRG:
- high AOE dmg with doom spike
- increases BRD dmg with disembowel

Another thing I noticed as well is the armor difference. While DRG is fairly "tanky" the MNK class is rather squishy if hit.

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Originally Posted by Fushira

Another thing I noticed as well is the armor difference. While DRG is fairly "tanky" the MNK class is rather squishy if hit.

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Mnk has higher magic defense and a stance that allows for 10% damage reduction.

I have both classes at lvl50 with Zenith's (got it for my Monk most recently), I have to say that it's really a matter of preference. If you plan on end game raiding, MNK seem to have the edge there since their damage output on bosses are really good if you can keep stacks of GL up, plus they have a silence. DRG's are no slouch either, they have more potency on their skills less positional requirements, huge burst which comes in handy soloing, and good AOE damage. Then again, if a Monk has GLx3+BFB+IR, their AOE is just as good for that short amount of time, short being the important word.

It's up to your playstyle, between the two I like my DRG more, simpler rotation, a combo that has no positional requirements big damage is great stuff.

I initially started out wanting to play monk, but was swayed away to play dragoon because people said that monk's rotation was so damn difficult. It seems a lot of people did the same, or they just went dragoon coz it looks pretty. Now I kinda wish I was monk just because there aren't a billion of them. And hell, I"m plenty busy running around as DRG, may as well be MNK and get that extra damage over time. I also REALLY like MNK Crystal Tower gear.

I've been having a real hard time getting DRG drops in Crystal Tower, so I've gotten 2 bard drops, just to get something, and I don't even play bard (yet). Maybe I'll start collecting MNK CT junk next =p I just kinda hate CT coz you have to listen to egomaniac loudmouths half the time. /rant

Well I think i will continue to level both fairly evenly until I figure out which one I like best. Dragoon reminds me a bit of Samurai class from FFXI. Monk is great damage as long as you get rotations right. Dragoon is really hard to screw up on rotation and can dish out some decent damage and take it as well. I just wish Gladiator had a DPS class to go with it.

Dragoon is Ftw. Im really enjoying doing over 1k jump/1.2k full thrusts mnk seems like faster hits = ing out to ab the same dmg now... Cant go wrong with either one.

Also something to keep in mind... my Monk is ilvl 86 and Drg is ilvl 77 with normal relic. I always use Drg to kill things because its faster.

I think I prefer PGL/MNK because their faster attacks