The Monk Temple

[Livaille]

Hey guys, I'm wondering about something :

Monk is my main class and i'm pretty sure to play it perfectly or near perfectly, however my dps has always been lesser than what other people parse with their monks. On T8 I have an average of only 400 with ilvl 106 if I'm not bound (i'm however in charge of the link and the brainjack). I parsed 410 on a Dummy and I realised that my character isn't doing all the auto attacks, since I'm playing on Legacy mode (to avoid the back pedaling).

I'm considering using the left and right strafe on legacy mode instead of turn left/right key (my english isn't perfect so I hope this will help you understand what I mean) : .

what is WASD on your keyboard is ZQSD for me, french keyboards, please don't mind it .
The problem is that when i hit both S and A or D my character start back pedaling again and I hate that.

So basically, do you think should I try to get used to it or do you know any other way to solve my problem ? Thanks in advance.

[Qwag]

I'm jelly. 106 is insain lvl for monk at this time. 410 with dummy with ilvl 110 sold weap is awesome, but that video on YouTube of " 400 DPS monk", set the standard. And that cat was at the time like ilvl 95. No1 cares he spent a week and 2 stacks of x-pot str to get best results. But, he did it.

To answer your question, apparently your kb works just fine. Keep up the good work brother monk.

[Eardstapa]

I'm jelly. 106 is insain lvl for monk at this time. 410 with dummy with ilvl 110 sold weap is awesome, but that video on YouTube of " 400 DPS monk", set the standard. And that cat was at the time like ilvl 95. No1 cares he spent a week and 2 stacks of x-pot str to get best results. But, he did it.

To answer your question, apparently your kb works just fine. Keep up the good work brother monk.

Yes, but using x-potions to parse yourself? I can average 390 with just HA weapon on dummies without the potions... And that 400 DPS monk also used 110 Glanzfaust if I recall correctly.

[Kitfox]

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I use the default WASD and Q + E for strafing in legacy mode. Best of all worlds, strafing and moving backwards with no pedaling.

[NoctisUmbra]

I use the default WASD and Q + E for strafing in legacy mode. Best of all worlds, strafing and moving backwards with no pedaling.

I've done 411 as i100 MNK with Glanzfaust in Turn 8 while in charge of Brainjack. With an ilv106 build and the same weapon, I would think around 420+ would be the mark.

[Livaille]

I've done 411 as i100 MNK with Glanzfaust in Turn 8 while in charge of Brainjack. With an ilv106 build and the same weapon, I would think around 420+ would be the mark.

I don't know why you're comparing yourself to me, especially since I say some of my auto attacks are lost because of the legacy mode.

[NoctisUmbra]

I don't know why you're comparing yourself to me, especially since I say some of my auto attacks are lost because of the legacy mode.

I wasn't attempting to compare myself to anybody. I didn't even post in direct response to you. I simply posted my metric after you asked for opinions on where your DPS stands.

Furthermore, I play on a gamepad. Yes, legacy controls. No strafing at all. Pretty sure I lose plenty of auto-attacks myself.

[Atreides]

I'd say the main issue here is that you're in charge of the Link and Brainjack, most groups have a Bard or offtank do that as it's a huge DPS loss for a monk.
When you're parsing on a dummy are you in a group and if so do you use buff food on the dummy? It makes a huge difference.

[Livaille]

Thanks for the answers.

Do you think 400 dps on T8 is a good number if i'm doing the brainjack ? I am at 415 during the 1rst phase but I'm not sure.
@Atreides yes, I was using Buttons in a Blanket HQ.

[TJKuro]

Hello, i don't normally bother with this and just do this stuff myself but i'm having trouble deciding what to purchase next with soldiery. I was thinking gloam bracers because i won't have access to second coil items for a while. I quit playing for several months and am stuck trying to pug through t5 fun fun~ got much harder when hunts came . But that's beside the point.

tl'dr http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/NEYC not sure what to get next with sold.Don't have access to coil2 gear yet. Was thinking bracers. Advice?