The Monk Temple Reborn

[GageRage]

I haven't taken a good look at monk gear, but it may become not-unusual to start with a 6-hit PB sometime this expansion. (Then again, RIP Fey Light.)

To get the 6 pb opener at 50 I stacked 660 skill speed and with food brought me to 690. Selene then brough tthis to a little over 900. Not sure if that was overkill but I could maange a 6 PB opener with that.

[Arkenne]

Someone can refresh my memory on what was the change for Shoulder Tackle?
Does it no longer need to be 10 yalms away to use?

[Zamii]

Someone can refresh my memory on what was the change for Shoulder Tackle?
Does it no longer need to be 10 yalms away to use?

correct, the tooltip has yet to be changed though

[Hakmatic]

I hit 60 before work today so when I get home tonight ill check some rotation things out tonight before maint and let you guys know if I find anything special. One thing i found is you can use exlier drive and howling between the same gcd, but you have to use elixer drive first, will not work with howling first.

[WolfMeat]

An odd thing; using Form Shift while in Perfect Balance prompts a dodge (instead of the "has no effect" I expected), allowing the use of Haymaker. I don't think this has any real use, but it was interesting nonetheless (and possibly a bug).

[Zamii]

I hit 60 before work today so when I get home tonight ill check some rotation things out tonight before maint and let you guys know if I find anything special. One thing i found is you can use exlier drive and howling between the same gcd, but you have to use elixer drive first, will not work with howling first.

just tried this myself, and it works, but its certainly not reliable on a higher ping or unstable ping, ultimately its not a dps gain though since the cooldowns should line up that way if you keep them on cooldown, unless you end up getting 1 extra right at the very end of a fight.

[Hakmatic]

just tried this myself, and it works, but its certainly not reliable on a higher ping or unstable ping, ultimately its not a dps gain though since the cooldowns should line up that way if you keep them on cooldown, unless you end up getting 1 extra right at the very end of a fight.

Its not about gaining dps, its about effectively inserting cds into the opener. Popping them between the same cd feels really good in the opener im currently using.

[Hakmatic]

Your also right that if it yeilds one more in a fight it will be a dps gain, so for now im going continue popping both between unless it causes issues somewhere down the road.

[Ossom]

Hey guys.

Just a tip, get your skills once you get the level that accesses them and run dungeons, run a lot of dungeons. Thats the quickest way you're going to get used to the new skills.

On another note, it feels freaking fantastic when you can crit a 3k + Forbidden Chakra/Tornado Kick, my god. Also, Shoulder Tackle is so OP now, and Elixer Drive X Howling Fists X Rockbreaker is some pretty sweet AoE Damage.

I know I was in a slump when I first heard the new skills but I love them, the only one I really still don't see myself using is Purification. 300 TP gain just isn't worth it, especially since my group has a ninja, unless Alexander is about to be 20 minute fights or something crazy.

Heres what I have so far for an Opener.

Form Shift to Courel :

Snap - PB > Snap > Snap > Blood > Demo > Twin > DK - Pot > Touch - Elixer Field > Bootshine - Howling > Twin - Steel > Snap - Shoulder Tackle > Dragon Kick - Forbidden Chakra > Twin Snakes > Demo.

Putting the Highest potency attacks on CD first and doing Forbidden Chakra last as it doesn't have a cooldown.

Let me know what you guys think, its long so I still haven't mastered it.

[Vinceau]

first post here, just with a little thinking this is the opener i came up with.
(also has anyone looked into the possiblity of demolish gaining the damage buff from gl when tis used as gl is applied at the begining?)

move form to coeurl:

Demo pb snap snap b4b dk ir twin str-pot snap ef boot howling true peak tod forbidden Demo