Thread: Monk 2.1 Discussion

I find this update to be quite the change. they salvaged True Strikes, made it a good reason to use over Twin Snakes, upped the Twin Snakes to 15 seconds which makes rotations easier to manage. and finally gave me a reason besides personal preference to hit demolish from the back. bootshines increase is pretty mean too.

as a monk, i feel like i got spoiled this patch.

as a side note, even in the alpha the MP consumption and element attribute of the fists was not happening. The text is the same as 1.0, so It is likely that they did not change the description.

I suspect with bfb nerf the net buff is probably somewhere around 15%. Thats pretty huge considering we were already probably the highest single target dps.

Originally Posted by MomoOG

I suspect with bfb nerf the net buff is probably somewhere around 15%. Thats pretty huge considering we were already probably the highest single target dps.

the difference in dps after the patch will be even higther then before since most class actualy got nerf while we got a nice buff

It actually does make a difference. I had to save for every third jump to use power surge because of the 90 second recast.

With EMX's super simple rotation @ 2.4 GCD:
HP IDC TTT
HP IDF TTT

Jump is available for use after every CT. Allows jump to go off nearly immediately once its CD is done. CD reduction means every other Jump is getting modified, with no need to wait an extra 10 seconds.

Originally Posted by Tilgung

It actually does make a difference. I had to save for every third jump to use power surge because of the 90 second recast.

With EMX's super simple rotation @ 2.4 GCD:
HP IDC TTT
HP IDF TTT

Jump is available for use after every CT. Allows jump to go off nearly immediately once its CD is done. CD reduction means every other Jump is getting modified, with no need to wait an extra 10 seconds.

In an ideal world, yes, but in many encounters, I've found that the amount of mechanic evasion required often upsets our rotations enough that the ~10s discrepency between 1x Power Surge and 2x Jump CDs is not an issue, especially given the fact that you should be activating Power Surge at least 1-2 GCDs prior to using Jump (putting it on CD that much earlier than Jump). While I don't deny that the CD reduction will help in some encounters, I would not say that it could be considered a blanket DPS increase for us.

Yall got me way too hype to play Monk again and mess with my rotation. Thank you to those two who answered my question... Monk will be very interesting to play now, especially with the addition (for PS players) to activate a hotbar by pressing both L2+R2. I was worried i wouldnt have enough space for skills. And yes, we Monks are quite spoiled... id say something about the Dragoon situation, but seeing as how I dont have the class, ill just be quiet.

Originally Posted by MrDiezel

Monk will be very interesting to play now, especially with the addition (for PS players) to activate a hotbar by pressing both L2+R2.

Where does it say this?! Is it true, is it for PC players using a gamepad too o.o

Originally Posted by Houston009

Where does it say this?! Is it true, is it for PC players using a gamepad too o.o

"Hotbars that are called by simultaneously holding LT + RT, or L2 + R2, can now be registered.
These hotbars can be set by selecting the Expanded Hold Controls option on the Cross tab of the Hotbar Settings menu found within Character Configuration.

The following changes have been made to gamepad/controller controls:
You can now scroll through the enmity list using LB/L1 + up/down on the direction buttons.
You can now scroll through the alliance list using LB/L1 + right/left on the direction buttons."

Straight from patch notes. That being said. im not too sure.. but just macro some of your buttons to L2 and R2, do it that way?