The Monk Temple

[Spythe]

My questions are mainly if monk has a bunch of off GCD abilities like dragoon. Dragoons get a ton of abilities that do high damage that aren't on the GCD that they can weave into their rotation. Do monks get something similar?

I was in the same boat as well, had a 41 Dragoon then switched to my Monk which worked out great since I all already had all the great Dragoon abilities. Dragoon don't have a lot of abilities off GCD just their jumps and their stun for damage. Only 2 jumps actually do good dmg while the others are use at the right time kind of thing. The Dragoon has buffs off GCD but every class does. The good thing about the Monk is they have the lowest GCD once you get a full stack of Greased Lightning which is amazing. I decided on the Monk because you get more options than the Dragoon.

[Powercow]

I've still got one question. I figured that we have to get that hitcap and all, but how?

Until you get to the Binding Coil of Bahamut, you're at the hitcap. You have 100% accuracy on equal-level and below enemies.

Also, for other people, the Physical Damage on the weapon is the same between Monks and Dragoons assuming the same gear level. This number is the primary boost to your overall Potency, and all weapons deal 100 Potency worth of damage every 3 seconds. Essentially, autoattack is a 100 potency DoT. Sometimes this means doing <100 potency worth of damage in under 3 seconds, others it means doing >100 potency worth of damage but with a delay over 3 seconds.

Essentially, with the same weapon grade, strength, determination, and buffs/debuffs a 150 Potency attack from a Monk will do the exact same damage as a 150 Potency attack from a Dragoon.

[Hinghu]

Hey bros, i'm doing the Relic Reborn quest and i have to use the Savage Aim III in the Wildling's Cesti... i know i can buy the materia on the market but where can i get the weapon?

[Eclair_Reko]

I'm confused, I got to level 34 and I assumed my Fists of wind skill would lower my GCD as well as increase my movement speed, I move faster but my GCD is still the same. It also says that it would drain my mana but it does not do that either, Can anyone shed some light as to why this is?

[Almalexia]

I'm confused, I got to level 34 and I assumed my Fists of wind skill would lower my GCD as well as increase my movement speed, I move faster but my GCD is still the same. It also says that it would drain my mana but it does not do that either, Can anyone shed some light as to why this is?

SE copied the effect tooltip from 1.0, where MNK used MP to persist the "Fists of" series of abilities. In 1.0, FoW also increased your attack speed.

Now it only increases movement speed.

[Herrstarr]

Hey bros, i'm doing the Relic Reborn quest and i have to use the Savage Aim III in the Wildling's Cesti... i know i can buy the materia on the market but where can i get the weapon?

You have to craft it, to get the bloody cesti regent you can run Wanderers palace and get it from random coffer (its very common!), other than this you need darksteel nugget, and some crystals, and a high level crafter with enough control, good luck! (Its crafted only, dont even try looking for places it can drop, also don't buy it ! Its very easy to make ! Just need to find a crafter!)


http://xivdb.com/?item/1740/Wildling%27s-Cesti --> Click "View Tree" at the bottom of the information to see crafting recipe, good luck!

[Git]

So, I had a few ideas about the monk class, curious everyones thoughts. In other games I've played, if you have a stackable buff IE greased lightening every time there is a new stack the timer starts over. However, in other games if the timer reached 0 it would only lose a stack, timer goes down again another stack. I've also seen in games if the timer goes down you lose a stack and have half the timer lose another stack, half of that timer another. I am curious what everyone thinks? I have no trouble maintaining full GL in my normal rotation, but ya get a bad tank, a conj who likes to use that knock back move, or just a fight with bad mechanics for a monk and it kills our GL. I am sure this is easier to maintain once we get Perfect balance, but still we have to maintain positioning and a strict rotation of stances while keeping temp buffs up, and sprinkling in dots here and there, all doable and fun, but maybe just a little more slack with timers would be nice.

discuss

[Spythe]

discuss

Whats there to discuss? Most people will agree with you but I don't mind the full stack drop but GL last 15 sec but if they really cared 20sec would be nice.

[Git]

Just got fists of wind. I dont think im moving to much faster - am I missing the point? also tool tips on the buffs for all the fists say they convert our damage but the skills themself dont say that. any clarification?

[TheWitcher]

Fists of Wind is really subpar, imo it should increase your attack speed, or better yet they should all do what the old 1.0 tool tips say they do instead of being the junk they are now