Monk's Heavensward abilities

[KaosPrimeZero]

I am still of the belief that chakra stacks should stack upon every successful GL3 refresh. So GL1 and 2 wouldnt stack Meditation, but 3 would. but not on the first GL3. Make it like an added bonus where your GL3 turns into GL3+ and then each refresh adds a stack of meditation. Would work really nicely i think

[RapBreon]

I am still of the belief that chakra stacks should stack upon every successful GL3 refresh. So GL1 and 2 wouldnt stack Meditation, but 3 would. but not on the first GL3. Make it like an added bonus where your GL3 turns into GL3+ and then each refresh adds a stack of meditation. Would work really nicely i think

And then MNKs would do infinity DPS unless you got nerfed elsewhere.

[KaosPrimeZero]

And then MNKs would do infinity DPS unless you got nerfed elsewhere.

Well they could easily put FC on a minute cool down so its not spammed to balance out. Its very annoying having to meditate mid battle...

[RapBreon]

Well they could easily put FC on a minute cool down so its not spammed to balance out. Its very annoying having to meditate mid battle...

Which I guess is fine. But then what's the point of meditation? I personally like spamming it during transition.

[KaosPrimeZero]

you can still spam during transition as you would be using FC before jump or phase change anyway, so that wouldnt change, just your usage mid fight would increase of this skill. Tornado kick i feel should stay as is. before this we had nothing and lost the stacks, At least now its a skill we can use to add to our dps before jump/phase change

[Hitoseijuro]

I am still of the belief that chakra stacks should stack upon every successful GL3 refresh. So GL1 and 2 wouldnt stack Meditation, but 3 would. but not on the first GL3. Make it like an added bonus where your GL3 turns into GL3+ and then each refresh adds a stack of meditation. Would work really nicely i think

That would be too brokenly strong, that would be a 320 potency every 32 seconds or so. Would definitely need a cool down timer to balance that out.

[Sailysium]

I am still of the belief that chakra stacks should stack upon every successful GL3 refresh.

I'm still of the idea that instead of buffing TK potency give GL a proc feature where GL3 refresh can give, for example, 5% chance (or some other arbitrary %) TK can be used for free without losing stacks. Would be nice to see a possible GL3 proc occur during a series of GL3 refreshes from PB ;D


I think all the other abilities, and overall transition of Monk into HW, are fine though compared with how the other jobs' transitions went.

[Butcherboy]

this. so on a proc inted of TK the name changes to Hurricane Kick.

[Sailysium]

the name changes to Hurricane Kick.

Make that a new trait name >:]

[Coltvoyance]

Here's my response to the OP:

While it somewhat true that the new abilities didnt add much in terms of how monk FIGHTS, the new skills DO enhance what monk does when its NOT FIGHTING and improves the overall rhythm and flow of the class. In fact, for many monk mains, the new skills fill a lot of the major gaps the class had, making it whole.

Here's what I mean: Monk has always been a feverish class. It's constantly moving, constantly smashing, and whipping out move, after move, after move in quick succession (quicker than any other class) as a player, you build up your GL stacks, get yourself operating at maximum DPS, never stop watching your Dots, keeping track of your position, monitoring your CDs and keeping your rotation flawless, you find your rhythm and get in the groove and then.... the battle stops..... see the problem here?

Monks would get into the quicker rhythm of their class only to get shut down and have to cool off in between pulls or Boss Jumps and their rhythm falls apart; they go from keeping track of so many things to keeping track of nothing. Now-a-days in between fights, monk can build Chakra or Form Shift to Coeurl for the next confrontation so they can keep their GL stacks or start off with one. It also gives us the option of dispensing our GL stacks so they're not a waste when we KNOW we wont be able to keep them.

These are crucial changes to the class and they expand it's possibilities to continue operating at max efficiency even when it has nothing to hit. Many people dont realize how awkward Monk felt during downtime; you kept feeling like you should be doing something to stay productive, but you had nothing to hit!!! the other part people dont realize is just how gimped Monk was when it lost its GL stacks and now we have a better chance of keeping them than ever. Is it a flashy exciting Fell Cleave or Decimate? No. But the changes to Monk are exciting for people who Main the class and understand the struggles it faced.