The Monk Temple

[Cynric]

Ok thanks for the info. Just not sure why my highest crits have went down by almost 40 DMG points.

Change your food? A loss in determination would explain the damage loss. My highest crit post patch is 788.

Maybe when you got the crit you were using a STR potion, or maybe you had the party buff to str and you did the damage without the party buff on. Maybe Dragon Kick ran out or twin snakes? If pre patch your damage was buffed by Blood for Blood and post patch the nerf to blood for blood could cause the damage loss. It could be any number of things except the loss to critical chance.

If everything was in the same condition, all the same buffs, same stats etc. Its most likely caused by the blood for blood nerf.

[Arkista]

Snip.

That's what it is then, I totally forgot that B4B isn't the same. Thanks, looked at your gear I assume you have ilvl90 body/legs/hands and those Hellish Claws are nice. I'm still rocking ilvl70 waist/legs damn RNG in CoB ><

[Cynric]

That's what it is then, I totally forgot that B4B isn't the same. Thanks, looked at your gear I assume you have ilvl90 body/legs/hands and those Hellish Claws are nice. I'm still rocking ilvl70 waist/legs damn RNG in CoB ><

Haha yeah this is more or less a vanity ish set. I indeed have full 90. Not 100% BiS yet. But i'm getting there. Yeah the RNG in coil can be pretty meh a lot of times. Ive literally seen the exact same monk drops happen 3 weeks in a row and watch stuff drop to the floor.

[EasymodeX]

Since they don't stay up long enough for the DoTs to tick off, using DoTs on fast conflags would be a reduction in DPS. Therefore no, I do not. In fact, I never use a single DoT skill on any conflag.

Demolish should be efficient on slow conflags as long as it's used early, like basically the first GCD.

[NoctisUmbra]

Demolish should be efficient on slow conflags as long as it's used early, like basically the first GCD.

Yeah it can be, but as you said it has to be very early. For the most part though, I wouldn't bother with it.

[FelixFaust]

Say, how necessary are cross class skills from Marauder and Lancer on Monk? I am a passable Monk but I doubt I can handle being a Marauder in parties. xD

[dragonflie]

Invigorate and B4B are absolute necessaries for endgame. Invigorate is nice in long fights or TP heavy fights (T4) and B4B is a dmg buff, so why not?
Mercy Stroke from Marauder is a recommended skill due to it 0 tp use.
You'll know why if you happen to have 440+ speed, and fighting long battles.

[Butcherb0y]

Ok so fully buff with food and potion, what is everyone's highest Mercy spike dmg?

[Cynric]

Invigorate and B4B are absolute necessaries for endgame. Invigorate is nice in long fights or TP heavy fights (T4) and B4B is a dmg buff, so why not?
Mercy Stroke from Marauder is a recommended skill due to it 0 tp use.
You'll know why if you happen to have 440+ speed, and fighting long battles.

Skill speed and battle duration don't make Mercy Stroke anymore or less effective. Unless you were referring to invigorate then disregard this.

[Mezolitik]

Bootshine -> True Strike -> Snap Punch -> Bootshine -> Twin Snakes (buff runs out usually right before using it again) -> Snap Punch (both DoTs are still going) -> Bootshine -> True Strike

Hi Monks. I just got to level 20 Pugilist. I'm having a great time so far, but I'm finding things a bit disorientating coming off Bard.

Here's the issue: Bard skills are on two different cooldown wheels, so you can 'weave' buffs between attacks. In an ideal situation, you can continuously activate skills without any cooldown at all - for one or two cycles, at least. E.g. Attack > Buff > DoT > Attack > Buff > DoT etc. etc.

I've been trying to set my skills up like a Bard (so it's more natural). However, everything on Pugilist seems to have the same cooldown (e.g. Bootshine, Twin Snakes, Snap Punch, True Strike), so I'm always waiting for something to come around. I managed to improve the situation by adding in some of the Archer buffs but I can't seem to keep the rotation moving quickly.

I'm guessing by Vensaval's sequence that this isn't really an issue but is it ever possible to get a seamless rotation? Do I even need to?

Thanks