There Is No Dancer (yet)

[TheMax1087]

While I have my doubts about it being dancer, it has to be pointed out that the animations she used in the trailer were exclusively pugilist abilities(demolish, snap punch, featherfoot, and fist of wind), so they could go the silly split soulstone route again. As far as the blade weapon is concerned though, there are far more monk weapons with blades than there are without them. Hell, the level 57 monk weapons is

[silentwindfr]

While I have my doubts about it being dancer, it has to be pointed out that the animations she used in the trailer were exclusively pugilist abilities(demolish, snap punch, featherfoot, and fist of wind), so they could go the silly split soulstone route again. As far as the blade weapon is concerned though, there are far more monk weapons with blades than there are without them. Hell, the level 57 monk weapons is

i want to point out, like on another thread, that the featherfoot skill was show as one of the reassement skill of the monk. i can see a few skill of the monk that need reassement, if i had to give example it will be:
- featherfoot (like show in the keynote)
- haymaker, it's a rest of the V1 that have no real actual use in our tools
- fist of the wind, it have little effect and don't stand the comparaison with the other buff.
- arm of the destroyer, sadly this skill (for it first role) don't work. not that it don't silence stuff, but we have other jobs far better for this than us.
- One Ilm Punch, this skill can maybe have a use in pvp, but in pve i have never use it...

normally i will add purification to the list, but on some really rare fight it can be usefull.

most of the skill i did pointed are skill we barely use and can be changed into stuff that will really be used.
some stuff like chi blast, or front position combo skill for solo.

don't get me wrong some of the skill i did pointed are kinda usefull for OTHER class and jobs.... like featherfoot that is really usefull for the tank. but only have really good interest in solo when badly equiped.

anyway, all we did say it's when we did see here move and such, for me it didn't scream monk more than this. for me it was more dancer. i have often said that i see the dancer using a similar system than monk but instead to rely mostly on fist, will be more a kick based jobs that will have skill for buff her team while fighting.

a melee support class what we don't have, soo far we do have the bard and machinist, but they are ranged. without forget that add a jobs that will probably mostly kick will have as damage type blunt, what we lack too.... then is not that far stretched.

ps: i guess i did play monk for too long for notice the difference, yes she use what look like snap punch, but that a straight fist attack quite basic, but she use too some insane move that are quite acrobatic, she is almost at half way between monk and ninja. for me she is not monk for sure.

fight with your hand and feet are not limited to monk only, seeing a jobs based on kick mostly is not impossible.... then.

[ThirdKeyOfSun]

I am unsure what she is, and really dancer would be nice but D: isn't her hopping up and down no different than the MNK battle pose (or victory pose I cannot remember?). If I recall they put their feet together and hop as well when doing it?

[silentwindfr]

I am unsure what she is, and really dancer would be nice but D: isn't her hopping up and down no different than the MNK battle pose (or victory pose I cannot remember?). If I recall they put their feet together and hop as well when doing it?

actually that the trouble, they both use different pose and moveset, that why we do have this debat. the monk is more a karaté fighter while she is more a kung fu fighter. like i have used as comparaison he is like earth and fire, while she is more wind and water.
he is straightforward and powerfull, each hit is filled with power and we can feel it. but she is more elusive and fluid, a lot of attack and not always filled with power.

without forget that her clothing scream dancing attire, cloth like she use can be a trouble for the monk movement, more an hindrance than a help. when her movement use it. she jump around and kick a lot. and when she do the charge is almost like a taunt to the monk, showing she can do it.

maybe i read too much into the fight, but i feel she fight too differently for be like the monk we do have! and that the point, she is not a monk like we have. she is a fighter that a given, but not a monk of the fist of raghr! don't forget only 2 school exist, and they both use the same fighting style. powerfull and hard hitting, they are destroyer.... what is not the feeling she giving off... she don't look like a destroyer that every punch can deal ton of damage!

then maybe she is not a dancer, but she is clearly not a monk of the fist of raghr! and that the debate!