Future changes to Monks in A Realm Reborn: Hopefully an Improvement!

[KiriA500]

I swear to the Twelve...if Fists of Wind is removed...there will be hell to pay!

Monk happens to be my favorite job, it just never gets to go to things because people are jerks. I really hope it stays fun in A Realm Reborn...because I want to punch the hell out of everything again...

I actually REALLY enjoy playing Monk, and it's a great joy to play it. To me, I find it very fast-paced and safe to play as. My friend on the forums here and on my LS, Doctor Beatbox, will agree with me on that. He helped me get my jobs unlocked, and he literally tore those monsters apart and ripped them a new A-hole. Monk will be my first job to get AF for.

Oh snap! /namedropped!

[Churchill]

I didn't mean for bosses, I meant in mob groups. DRG's have Leg Sweep and Ring of Talons and WAR's have Steel Cyclone and Whirlwind. However, I think all jobs are getting some change in the new battle system, so I will see what they have in store before saying anything.

MNK was also mentioned as the Princess DD, and personally for the above mentioned reasons I think DRG is better. Either way, MNK/DRG really speed up that fight.

[Naraku_Diabolos]

I swear to the Twelve...if Fists of Wind is removed...there will be hell to pay!

Monk happens to be my favorite job, it just never gets to go to things because people are jerks. I really hope it stays fun in A Realm Reborn...because I want to punch the hell out of everything again...



Oh snap! /namedropped!

Lol! You remind me of my one friend whom I played with on my LS on FFXI, though he was a BLM. You're very good at MNK, DB.

[PSxpert2011]

Seems like with every change to the game comes more change as if it's still an unfinished product! I don't mind changes to make it prettier, run more smoother and crash less... all that can be pushed up for expansions. Don't mess with monk!

read my text SE: DO NOT CHANGE MONK (or any other job for that matter). We still learning about each one of then and there's still level caps to break.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

i think it's already too late for that. Isn't just a mnk problem, every other job is getting modified, so everyone will re-learn his job. Oh well, we already did one, we'll do twice

[Kasathar]

These kind of threads sometimes remind me how DRG in FFXI used to be underestimated and made fun of by people who would usually ride the ignorant bandwagon of elitist jerks.
I really don't understand why people don't add MNK to their ptys, i really like to have them in my groups. Me as a DRG and a MNK can destroy anything in a heart beat.
PS: i have always hated how some people tell others to play another class if the one they like doesn't "work". Wankers.

[Ryans]

You can use any job for any instance, it just depends on who is setting it up. If you are talking about PUGs then the majority of the groups are going to be the cookie cutter layout. It is just easier for the community to use the most simple strategy when grouping with people they don't know. It also lessens the amount of time spent explaining the strategy because it is always the same.

But as I said before, you can use any job for any instance as long as the group is setup in the right way. Ifrit is pretty simple to begin with and can be done in 4 minutes but a skilled blm is always going to out-damage any other class simply because the fight is so easy for them. Garuda is probably the most fair of all the fights in terms of what classes excel. I, personally, prefer to have a set up of pld, whm, drgx2, brdx2, blm, mnk and it works pretty well. Monk is actually more of the swing vote if you will, being able to switch from magic to physical damage (plus taunt) on the fly can save a group from a wipe if played properly.

I guess my advice is stop playing with PUGs. They tend to use the strategy with the least resistance, even if it isn't the best.

[PSxpert2011]

So does anyone have a idea about the changes? What is the Monk problem?? Do they not do enough damage? Are monks not fast enough, not enough dps?(i'm sure this is BS, cause I grab equal hate from Warriors).

Are they going to do the same to Monk like they did to Warrior? Is the Af too ugly, what??

[Godsleftsock]

I know but won't tell you

[Almalexia]

What is the Monk problem??

You assume it is a problem, but Yoshida's statement is ambiguous.

I highly doubt MNK was sabotaged during 2.0's development. It's more likely the playstyle/abilities for MNK changed in 2.0 more than other jobs, so we MNKs making the transition from 1.0 to 2.0 will have more to relearn than, say, WAR or DRG.