here to sat that Monk is my nost favorite class
and am always sad to lose on to a ninja

stat int
gear dex
and carry a big stick



switching in and out gear as needed
the numbers above arent shabby for either melee or heals
possibly even casting too
we'll find out soon enough

this is what I'm talking about




Bob give me something of what you drink. It's very strong it seams

This post was edited by rusclaudiualin on Feb 11 2011 01:50am

I see you went with Dex gear... if you can get Dex/Int on Robe and Int/HM on main charm (dependent on Heal or casting)
You will find that going casting more fruitful, and of course keeping your Big EE Stick (or Dagger)

Very nice average dmg and heal... I only average 680-720 avg heal and like 280-300 dmg (casting/melee)
But then my gear is not great at all.

I get close to his average but I have lower gear and I am sure with a bit better gear I can get what he has but as you can see his damage + heal is powerfull.

And you should see how you feel doing the same damage as most of the group and better then your tank while each 10 secounds heal a bit. You shrine but you don't shrine that often.

Ofc a warlock has a lot of mana and can heal good enough but by doing that he sacrifice the damage and for exemple on hardcore we have some nice warlocks with good gear.

If you just do a "black square game" then a hybrid can really shine as you can continue getting levels without sacrificing splash damage

This post was edited by rusclaudiualin on Feb 11 2011 02:32am

In the video I noticed you clicked your heal charm to activate it. Hiting R might be a bit better in terms of keeping full actions(looked like it took over 1 sec to get the action in) and possibly getting that heal off cleaner in a situation where you really need it.

In that case it wasnt life or death, but sometimes it can be. I know LS isnt the kind of game to get your adrenaline going, but if you are excited for whatever reason, its easy to miss click even the easiest of things.

I have literally been doing this for years...

Everytime I post about it though Boss flames me....

Lmk if you want to know what I do.

I know but sometimes when I play I drink or whatever. Beside in the video I had a crap charm level 33 req. wild 119 ee.

Alot of things are group dependent when it comes to shrining times (other than encountering alot of EPs).
1. Poor group = 90% shrining / and pure healing basically
2. Avg group = 65% shrining / melee+heal
3. Good group = 35% shrining / melee+heal
4. Great group = 0.1% shrining / melee+heal (note nmnm & mass eps)

And I believe your gear is better than mine:

Mystical godwood staff
Level Req: 55
Damage: 118 to 316
+57% Enhanced Effect
+1% Armor Pierce
+30% Heal Mastery

Rare silksteel padded robe
Level Req: 45
Physical Defense: 0 to 32
Magical Defense: 51 to 127
+12 Dexterity
+39 Intelligence

Main Slot
Rare focused heal XIV
Level Req: 55
Heals: 353 to 424
Mana Cost: 109
+137% Enhanced Effect
+32 Intelligence

Acc Slot:
Rare ice XIV
Level Req: 55
Spell Damage: 344 to 413
Mana Cost: 109
+131% Enhanced Effect
+1 to 13 Mana per Kill

i had to go dex from the new patch
with warlock being locked on staffs, a dex based weapon
it stands to reason financially, that axe and dagger are now the best choices as a climb set

and to set the record straight i switch from heal gear to melee gear as the group needs
or as the group changes through out the climb

i also fully expect that my monk is gonna slam down some respectable cast numbers
int has to be the main stat as the mana pool is based from this
and lays low both low int characters and half built hybrids


once again
monks>

But I like monk