Monk - Ranged "Pulling" Ability

[One_Time]

When solo'ing and you want to pull one mob from a group, it is easy to do on every other job with an ability that can be used at a range of 15 yards or more. (Paladin Shield Lob, Dragoon Piercing Talon, etc.) Monk has Howling Fist, but it is only a 10 yard ability and not sure that it was meant to be used this way.

I wish the Monk had an ability to pull at a greater range.

[TrueOgre]

When solo'ing and you want to pull one mob from a group, it is easy to do on every other job with an ability that can be used at a range of 15 yards or more. (Paladin Shield Lob, Dragoon Piercing Talon, etc.) Monk has Howling Fist, but it is only a 10 yard ability and not sure that it was meant to be used this way.

I wish the Monk had an ability to pull at a greater range.

So do I...

But, Monk get 3 stances (fists) free of drawbacks and downtimes ^^ Plus, a "fast" cooldown gap closer.
I know it is not what you talking about, but... Hey! No other class got something like fists stances and fast gap closers

[Jaykos]

Not every class needs to share every ability.

One thing this game has going for it right now is how different each class feels and plays from one another. Lose that and each class no longer feels "unique or special" which in an rpg is a very big loss.

[Warlyx]

i would love chi blast , but for now we have a pull skill , its called shoulder tackle :P

[ElHeggunte]

Not every class needs to share every ability.

One thing this game has going for it right now is how different each class feels and plays from one another. Lose that and each class no longer feels "unique or special" which in an rpg is a very big loss.

How would giving Monk a ranged attack in any way affect its uniqueness? We're about as unique as you get. After all, no other class uses anything close to resembling our stance system. However, it's currently the only DoW/M class in the game that can't (efficiently) tag targets from a distance and there doesn't seem to be a good reason for it other than the developers seem to have forgotten to add one.

I'm still surprised we were never given Chi Blast or something similar. It's not really a big deal that we're the odd man out, but it still strange.

[Warrlordd]

Roll dragoon.

/endthread

[Divine_Intervention]

I was actually just thinking this exact thing today. Just got my monk, spent some time in PUG doing hunting log, getting destroyed by groups of mobs when i only actually need the one monster in the MIDDLE of the mob. Seemed a bit strange not to have SOME sort of ranged pull.

Screw "uniqueness", nothings going to change by giving us a capability every other class has.

[melflomil]

They probably will get another one when expansion comes out. Chakara/chi blast. a range attack does that does damage equivalent to the current MP. uses All MP.

[Rhaja]

Eh, no want chi blast. Too generic.

Change Rock breaker from a cone AOE, to our ranged ability. Monk squats down, heave's up a massive piece of earth, and lobs it at the enemy. Add in a flip too. Save the chi effect for another aoe on self that applies a dot. Like Circle of scorn, but awesome monk style instead.

[Alistaire]

Eh, no want chi blast. Too generic.

Change Rock breaker from a cone AOE, to our ranged ability. Monk squats down, heave's up a massive piece of earth, and lobs it at the enemy. Add in a flip too. Save the chi effect for another aoe on self that applies a dot. Like Circle of scorn, but awesome monk style instead.

Except that people who actually use rock breaker for aoe would vehemently oppose this change. Terrible idea.