Thread: Monk 3.0 CHAKRA UNLEASHED

Your opener is the traditional 3.0 opener and it's still fine. It's minutely behind the optimal opener and over the course of a fight won't make a lick of difference. Just use whatever you're comfortable with. The optimal opener is based on the idea that you run into the boss with the tank and pop PB just before you engage so you don't use ST. If that feels awkward for you, I'd just stick with what you know. The benefit is you don't have to load up coeurl form but I still use the same opener you do for the most part.

question, generally i go with this rotation just to check will it work? its mostly similar to the traditional 3.0 ver, just that:

TS>Demo>PB>Snap>B4B>Snap>pot>DK>ST>TS>(the close range stun)>Demo>Forbidden>ToD>Howling>BS>EF>True>Snap>Refresh as necessary

I went with stance dance to the 2nd form, so that I can twin snake, for the damage buff. There's a few cons i think, just that I picked it up from someone and I found it preferable to the traditional one @_@"

Originally Posted by zlol365

question, generally i go with this rotation just to check will it work? its mostly similar to the traditional 3.0 ver, just that:

TS>Demo>PB>Snap>B4B>Snap>pot>DK>ST>TS>(the close range stun)>Demo>Forbidden>ToD>Howling>BS>EF>True>Snap>Refresh as necessary

I went with stance dance to the 2nd form, so that I can twin snake, for the damage buff. There's a few cons i think, just that I picked it up from someone and I found it preferable to the traditional one @_@"

Well that opener certainly won't be detrimental to your DPS, but delaying stacks of GL is not the most advisable route. Each stack of GL is worth more than anything else so pushing those out isn't doing you any good. However, across the course of a fight the opener isn't that big of a deal as long as you are getting GL3 quickly. Everyone likes to always go on and on about the opener, but as long as you get GL3 and start rolling all your CDs that's all that's really important and the difference between the common openers will be extremely small on an extended fight. The opener is really all there is to debate on monk for the most part since our combo structures are very straight forward. So try not to get too caught up on the opener. However, I would drop Twin Snakes as your first move.

Originally Posted by zlol365

question, generally i go with this rotation just to check will it work? its mostly similar to the traditional 3.0 ver, just that:

TS>Demo>PB>Snap>B4B>Snap>pot>DK>ST>TS>(the close range stun)>Demo>Forbidden>ToD>Howling>BS>EF>True>Snap>Refresh as necessary

I went with stance dance to the 2nd form, so that I can twin snake, for the damage buff. There's a few cons i think, just that I picked it up from someone and I found it preferable to the traditional one @_@"

The only issue I would have with this, is that you're using demo immediately right after the first demo, you're going demo -> snap -> snap -> DK -> Tws --> Demo. The only benefit I can see with that is that youll get battle litany and trick attack(assuming you have any of them in your party)buffs for that demo, but at the cost of half if not a little more of the whole demo ticking potency, I dont think its worth that.

About openers, I personally feel that openers are important and one should optimize it as best as possible but if its within 25-50 potency of the best one, that will do, whatever feels smooth to you.

^ this.

And sorry for the lack of info in a2s. Im the driver in my group so i cant comment much at all for the fight. If its driver tips i can add those lol

Originally Posted by monchkinz

^ this.

And sorry for the lack of info in a2s. Im the driver in my group so i cant comment much at all for the fight. If its driver tips i can add those lol

You can use this video as reference if you want. To either note down what I do or you can link the video in your main post.

Only thing to note is my bard and I are generally aoe heavy and he sings a nice amount of paeon to sustain us both. Hold back aoe on a few waves if you find tp being a strain. Kill times will vary where you can aoe tremendously. Look at my ACT overlay for where aoe benefits me the most and take out the less beneficial aoes to sustain yourself.

This is my opener https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IZOojyeXpJg