Monk 3.0 CHAKRA UNLEASHED

[Saigwa]

Does anyone have a bis build that utilizes the Alexandrian Breeches of Striking? It's beautiful with full Crit/Det but I can't seem to fit it in my bis because of the accuracy loss, and even with melds.
The BIS i'm currently running is: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/WYGP
There's a good 1229 Crit, 700 Det, and 608 SS. I know I could pile on more Det, but I prefer not having abysmal SS numbers(anything under 600), which leads me to my next question: For those SS build monks, what is a good threshold for SS in the 600's without going 700 or above? What do you guys think? Do you savage raiders prefer more ss or more det?

[Claymore022]

What do you guys think? Do you savage raiders prefer more ss or more det?

I try to keep my skill speed as low as possible. Tp isn't an issue now that I play with a nin but I still clip gcds like a madman, I guess because of latency

Edit: I guess I should probably answer the question lol. Unless you have a preference for skill speed, it doesn't really matter how much of either you have. Every BiS build is pretty much going to revolve around maxing crit while meeting accuracy caps

[echo78]

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Use the acc/sks head instead of the det/sks one and meld acc into anything that you can't meld crit on. http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/WZYW
At least that's what I came up with in 2 minutes. Slightly worse then the standard BiS but you get to use the Alex pants.

Edit: I guess I should probably answer the question lol. Unless you have a preference for skill speed, it doesn't really matter how much of either you have. Every BiS build is pretty much going to revolve around maxing crit while meeting accuracy caps

Guess who does! I'm going to use the sks build at i270, still has a lot of crit. http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/VMQQ

[RobbieH]

I've been using Monk as my secondary Job since NIN came out and was my main before that, however i have TP issues in HW.

I took a test run on MNK on Normal A9, and ran out of TP fast, i didn't notice the minute this happened, and this was after using Invigorate (i've used Forbidden Chakra in the opener), then i had to stop DPS and use Meditation > Purification, shortly after Invigorate was available again so i use it.

A few minutes later, maybe two, i run out of TP again and had to stop DPS to do Meditation > Purification again.

Even in 3.2 when i was testing on Dummy, i'd run out of TP by minute 2.xx so i was recommended to not use Forbidden Chakra and use Purification instead, however that's just a 3m fight, and my run of A9N took 7 minutes (1m Faust and 6m Main Boss).

How do i deal with these TP issues on Monk?

EDIT: Forgot to mention i have 798SkS, don't if that's the main reason.

[Victorixvii]

I have been messing with a few sets on Ariyala i personally prefer to keep above 650-680+ skill speed so im gonna go with this set http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/X25K which i use the alex head so i dont have to rely on acc food and you can switch between either alex belt or shire belt depending if you want a tiny bit more Det or more skill speed.

[Claymore022]

I've been using Monk as my secondary Job since NIN came out and was my main before that, however i have TP issues in HW.

I took a test run on MNK on Normal A9, and ran out of TP fast, How do i deal with these TP issues on Monk?

There is no downtime on a9 and as a result you will run out of tp whether you've got high skill speed or not. The only way to get through the fight with no issues is to have a nin giving you goad and a bard/mch giving you tp. If you're going to be raiding on monk then it'll become less of an issue once you get geared enough to clear a9s in 4min or so but until then you'll have tp issues. If you don't have a nin then consider holding FC and ask your bard/mch to help with tp. It's also still true that you can't get through a 3min dummy fight without running out of tp unless you use purification. Luckily most of the fights in this game have downtime and you can just deal with those the usual way.

[Krindor]

There is no downtime on a9 and as a result you will run out of tp whether you've got high skill speed or not. The only way to get through the fight with no issues is to have a nin giving you goad and a bard/mch giving you tp. If you're going to be raiding on monk then it'll become less of an issue once you get geared enough to clear a9s in 4min or so but until then you'll have tp issues.

Even with a 4 min clear a mnk will have issues with TP, when my group did a sub 4 min our DRG was almost out of TP and that is with 1 Goad and Promotion.

[RobbieH]

There is no downtime on a9 and as a result you will run out of tp whether you've got high skill speed or not. The only way to get through the fight with no issues is to have a nin giving you goad and a bard/mch giving you tp. If you're going to be raiding on monk then it'll become less of an issue once you get geared enough to clear a9s in 4min or so but until then you'll have tp issues. If you don't have a nin then consider holding FC and ask your bard/mch to help with tp. It's also still true that you can't get through a 3min dummy fight without running out of tp unless you use purification. Luckily most of the fights in this game have downtime and you can just deal with those the usual way.

I see that makes sense, thank you.

Even with a 4 min clear a mnk will have issues with TP, when my group did a sub 4 min our DRG was almost out of TP and that is with 1 Goad and Promotion.

I run out of TP around 2 minutes something, if i use Purification (first one to be used is invigorate) ill still have enough TP until next Invigorate and that allows me to go through 4m, but the test i did was 6m something and i used Forbidden Chakra in the opener or TP would last a bit longer, had to stop two times to Medidate > Purification

DRG shouln't have issues with TP when theirs is 500TP instead of the 400TP on NIN/MNK and even had a goad, i suppose either he used Invig too late, or Goad was the first TP recover he had, while it should have been Invigorate to be used first, then goad, so it gives time to get the next invigorate before he runs out of TP.

[NorthernLadMSP]

For the last two years, I had a level 15 PUG that I never intended to touch again.

However, yesterday I decided to give it another go. Got to level 34 MNK via PoTD.

I have a question - in concise terms (no sarcasm please) can someone please explain opo opo, raptor and coeurl forms to me?

I don't really understand them, the phase shift skill, and how they affect play.

[Exiled_Tonberry]

How much of a dps loss would it be to hold Forbidden Chakra for purification in A9s?
I find myself having to charge up chakra before Faust anyway.

No Ninja in my party.