How to Monk (50 onry)

[RhazeCain]

Initial post broken into 3 parts instead of 1. (Didn't know about Edit to work around SE's silly character limit?)

Use of "Imma" and "there" in place of "their".

Broad claim about DPS comparison vs. other classes.

Yeah, I didn't bother to read the actual content of post. Already trash before I got there. =/

[Purutzil]

...Mercy Stroke is off GCD... just to poke a whole against you in terms of that...

But yes, Monks are real good for DPS, its just about keeping Greesed lightning stacks up which unfortunately can be very difficult in certain fights and conditions.

[Ofiach]

Heres a rotation I use that is "imperfect" but is actually very maintainable in almost all the boss fights I've done. I haven't done any coil yet so you can bash my noobishness or whatever all you 1337ists.

DK/TwS/Dem-ToD
BS/TrS/SP-Fracture
Dk/TwS/SP
IR-BfB-PB-SPx4/Dem (can ALMOST do SPx5 and dem with Selene buff but not quite there yet.)
Dk/TwS/SP-ToD-Fracture
So on and so forth, you will have to decide based on conditions what you need to do from here.

I find going through 3 rotations then opening up with the Burst keeps agg off me while still letting me get a decent amount of early faceroll in. You'll also notice this requires a minimum of side to back to side to back movement.

IMO screw ID. Monk is a very self sufficient class, don't throw in moves that ruin the combo's. BfB, fracture, invigorate, and Mercy stroke really complement a monks strengths. ID is an extra time waster, better to start a new rotation with a crit BS than pause your rotation with ID.

[Foguelo]

Has anyone done a comparison between PB + 5 Snap Punch vs. PB + 5 Boot Shine? I noticed on a table posted earlier, Bootshine comes out a little higher than snap punch due to the guaranteed crit. Just out of curiousity. Still not sure if PB works that way or not.

Edit - Totally forgot about GL

[Garnatian]

Has anyone done a comparison between PB + 5 Snap Punch vs. PB + 5 Boot Shine? I noticed on a table posted earlier, Bootshine comes out a little higher than snap punch due to the guaranteed crit. Just out of curiousity. Still not sure if PB works that way or not.

Edit - Totally forgot about GL

PB doesn't work like that. Bootshine won't crit. You want to get 3 Stacks of GL asap so you can apply your DoTs.

[Shortie]

Starting out with Perfect Balance:
1.(PB) Dragon Kick (Blunt+10%) > Snap Punch x4(GL+DMG)
2.Dragon Kick(Blunt+10%) > Twin Snakes (DMG+10% buff) > Snap Punch (DMG)
3. Impulse Drive (DMG) > Bootshine (DMG) > True Strike (DMG) Snap Punch (DMG)
4. repeat 2
5. Dragon Kick > Twin Snakes > >Blood for Blood or Internal release> Bloodbath >Demolish > Touch of Death > Fracture
6. Dragon Kick > True Strike > Snap Punch OR Bootshine > True Strike > Snap Punch
--Getting in ToD and Fracture will take practice, and you will have to be quick to get your next GL off or u will lose it, so practice discretion!--
7. restart from step 2 and reapply DoT's when last DoT wears

I dont understand Step 6 Honestly. How do you go from Snap Punch/Bootshine to TS--> Snap Punch? Can you even be in the right form?
And when it is time to reapply DOTS, do you always follow the step 5 combo?

[Shortie]

hmm no takers :P

[Bernhardt]

DK > TS > SP (OR) BS > TS > SP

those are all in the right forms and in order, unless you're reading it as SP/BS > TS > SP which doesn't make sense.