Heh what do you expect from a monk mailing list everyone to not like monks?
would my monk survive a fight against a lower level caster that could root
etc? No I have crappy magic resistence for one, and no spells either. I
believe everyone in a group has their function, one part of that for a monk
is pulling. I for one enjoy the role I take in the groups I am in. Usually I
am asked to many groups becuase of my pulling skills. I do not always pull
but frequently I am called upon to do it and I accept that. If I do pull I
pull the monster, the taunters taunt it off me and we all beat the hell out
of it. At higher levels monks dish out some very serious damage especially
when there is a taunter to keep the mob off them. There is no perfect party
as each class brings with it charcateristics that make it better than
another in some respect. and everyone has their own opinion on which
characteristic is the most important. Oherwise we would all play the same
class, Now that would be boring, if we were all tank mages in full plate
casting ice comet. You say bards are very powerfull noone has disagreed with
that. admittedly you say most dont know how to play them. I would suspect
most here dont know how to play a bard. maybe I will look into starting one
as a twink :)
Kizmet Bayashi
40th level monk
Da`Kor
E-Marr
PS How are the gloves and the vest Bethorn? I hope you are using them well.
----- Original Message -----
From: David P. Brown <dbrown5@...>
To: <EQ-Monks@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [EQ-Monks] Re: Lots o Wizard groups
> From: "David P. Brown" <dbrown5@...>
>
>
> Bards are extremely powerful, if they know what they are doing. Most dont.
> One of my characters is a 20th lvl bard. My friend plays a 20th lvl
> paladin. We dueled in arena the other night and at the end of the fight I
> was at full health. This was even after he used hands. He also blinded me
> and ran off and hid someplace and healed himself back to full a second
> time. It didn't save him. And yes, we stood toe to toe (except when he
> ran hehe)
>
> In any case, I find this whole thread of monks being master pullers
> discouraging. Is this all they are good for at high levels? Is pulling the
> only reason they are sought out for groups? Because that hardly sounds
> like a fun way to spend time. I play a monk now because I dont have the
> patients for long camps. Pulling things for other people to blast doesnt
> sound much better :( Surely there are other things to look forward to as
> a high level monk?
>
> -Bethorn
> 18th monk, erollisi marr
>
>
> On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Dan Gilbert wrote:
>
> > At 08:19 AM 10/8/99 -0700, you wrote:
> > >From: "Tim Perkins" <tperkins@...>
> > >
> > >Ever wonder why parties always want a monk to pull? Because the Monk IS
the
> > >best puler in the game Bar none.
> >
> >
> > Once again, I am going to have to disagree. The Monk is the 2nd
> > best puller in the game. The best puller is one that no one has
mentioned
> > yet: The Bard. The reason the Bard is the best puller is because of
Kelin`s
> > Lugubrious Lament (Lull), Kelin`s Lucid Lullaby (AoE Lull), and Selo's
> > Accelerando. Bards can use the spells to pull EXACTLY one Mob and then
> > hightail it back to the group. If they do pull more they can use Kelin's
> > Lullaby to keep them occupied or just haul ass to zone. All in all, if
you
> > have a Bard that knows what he is doing, they are the best pullers.
> >
> > However, that all said and done, most Bards are not as adept at
> > pulling as Monks are. Monks start honing their pulling skills early on.
> > Bards, for the most part, never really work on pulling. So, given the
same
> > skill level and knowledge, a Bard is a better class for pulling. I still
> > like a Monk because of the damage they deal. Bard songs are invaluable
at
> > higher levels though. I would choose a Bard (that knows what they are
> > doing) over a Shaman/Druid/Paladin/Ranger if possible.
> >
> >
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