No, you're right, it doesn't reduce pools and stuff, although it does do more reduction for the other incoming damage than I get from GP..so i can at least survive running the fuck out of molten for 2 fucking seconds while there are spears and fireballs flying at me.

And about 9%api gloves, I do agree with you, but what I was saying was it's a small upgrade to justify the hideous cost...I'm still on the lookout for affordable ones though. I did pick up an offhand: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Kylezo-1560/hero/933168 so I'm at a higher aps, but I still don't have a better mainhand. I am kinda dying a lot with the loss of the survivability that the shield got me, maybe 3-5 times throughout all of a3...which is really annoying. But I'm used to not having to be as careful with my shield, so I think it's a playstyle adjustment.

This post was edited by kylezo on Sep 19 2012 05:47pm

Good job on the fist. haha that's a much better offhand! Try to get the mainhand with these stats +850dps / +1.4aps / +100 dex / socket / crit dmg (this is optional since it's expensive). Shouldn't cost more than 5 mil if you find a good deal.

Check out my other friend's offhand. I built his monk too but had more budget obviously. He just got that offhand for 6 million.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/DIZAZNDOOD-1485/hero/15465955

If you can find something like that for your MAINHAND, it'll be awesome.

Once you get your dmg high, the surviviablity stats don't really matter.

I'm looking a mainhand... How would you guys price a 880 dps, 150 dex, 50 crit, 2.5% leech, socketed sword/fist?

I saw this amazing sword... 100mil bid with half a day left... i think it was 895 dps, 11% ias, 95% crit, 3% leech, 180 dex with socket... i shat myself.

Thinking about selling off some of my monk. Here is a link to my post with a few of the highlights
http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=64644709&f=153

For more goodies feel free to find my profile battletag JoelD#1323

Saw a swd today with 11% api, 1030~ dps, 111 dex, socket...4 mil b/o. Took a shower...it was gone

Hi guys,i need an advice, what should i upgrade on my monk: http://eu.battle.net/d3/pl/profile/Szwag-2130/hero/330289
I got like 51 milions to spend on it. Thx in advice.

This post was edited by Szwag on Sep 20 2012 03:33am

nearly finished with gearing up my monk what do you think about it ( i don't got high budget)

http://eu.battle.net/d3/de/profile/Zulu-2402/hero/2901128

This post was edited by philp15 on Sep 20 2012 04:39am

you have 6 star emeralds in your equipment. why dont you upgrade them to 2 (perfect star?), put them in your weapons, and do worse gems in your armor, since critdmg is a much bigger upgrade than dex?

Well... I got a new mainhand for the first time since the 104 patch. And it was 100k buyout.. LOL

Lost 400 LOH but gained 5k dmg with some attack speed as well.

Did couple solo runs as well as team runs. I love this set up much more. 70k unbuffed dmg now. That 5k dmg increase makes a huge difference because of the skill dmg increases. 15% from boh and 48% from overawe.

It was a cheap experiment and I like this much more than some LOH.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/KimSulki84-1308/hero/7645093

This post was edited by jinshin85 on Sep 20 2012 10:54am

What would be the best upgrades I could do for 150 mil with this monk

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Loki-1860/hero/4052185

I was thinking about changing out innas chest for a blackthornes surcoat and maybe getting blackthorne ammy

Nat boots and ring seem like a good choice just thatd pretty much be all the gold gone immediately.

Or should I buy new weapons

Or just go upgrade my WW barb haha