Should I wear fending accessories in pvp?

[Calypsx]

I use fending on my monk since it goes well with fists of earth and some other defensive buffs. All the positional based dps on monk makes killing stuff a pain anyways since I have to save lots of CD's to have much of a chance. I do more for my team by surviving and removing aetherflows off summoners/scholars and protect off healers than just killing one target and high tailing it anyways. I actually sort of wish there was a way to become even more defensive as a monk.

I've been doing this and have been having tons more success. Plus I always get targeted first just for having the Monk name above my head so I can be a distraction and pull off limit breaks when needed. Survival is super important in the new mode since you lose your team points when you die.

[Monoman]

I've been doing this and have been having tons more success. Plus I always get targeted first just for having the Monk name above my head so I can be a distraction and pull off limit breaks when needed. Survival is super important in the new mode since you lose your team points when you die.

Yep, it doesn't help that we're also the only melee ranged dps with no escape mechanisms (ninja and dragoon both have theirs), so shoulder tackle is a one way bullet train into enemy territory and we have to walk home afterwards. All you can do is stack the defense and try to make up for the lack of killing potential with utility.