>The Grass is Greener Syndrom has landed on us, has it? It's all been said:
>No one class is best -- that' why we group. I've put a lot of time in other
>classes, but so far, I like being a monk best of all. It's always going to
>be a personal preference thing. If you're unhappy, role another character,
>but remember that no one class is really best at soloing -- some are better
>than others, but all in all, I think we (monks) have a pretty well balanced,
>kick ass class.

My feelings are similar. I have loved my monk more than any
of the other many classes I played from the moment I started him. I
knew going in that I wouldn't be as good as a 'classic' tank as would
be a warrior and wouldn't be able to match them in damage until at
least the upper 20's. I didn't mind this so much and took a kind of
perverse pride in the fact that monks didn't 'mature' until much
later - making them a labor of love and patience. Well, I'm finally
'mature' (meaning I've hit 30 and now have Flying Kick), but it seems
that my hopes for being as valuable a contributor to my party as our
warrior have been undercut.
I've always bemoaned the lack of Taunt, because I see it as
one of my primary callings in life - to protect others (especially
those who have dedicated themselves to the healing arts). Without
such a tool, this has been extremely difficult. I have consoled
myself with the knowledge that recently I had achieved a rough parity
with our warrior in terms of the ability to put down a creature who
had come up against our group. We would split duties and assignments
as equals (except in those situations where our individual abilities
dictated otherwise). Now this parity is no more.
I have no desire to see monks become a 'superclass'... if
they were everybody would play them and how much fun would THAT be?
Nor am I looking for the ability to solo. I vastly prefer group play
and find it to be much more rewarding on a number of levels.
Unfortunately, the benefits which can be brought to a group by monks
have been marginalized by the incredible adjustments made to the
warrior class. I would just like to see some thought given to giving
monks a greater ability to contribute again, that's all.

--
Aaron Braunstein
Pacific Data Management, Inc.

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