I am kinda confused on why you think using a skill on a below 35th level mob
is ok and why using it on an above 35th level mob is an exploit? I also
undertsand that different people use different skill in different ways.
Verant nerfed druids kiting but in return made them more viable in the
group. it is all in how you use the skill while I see the need to fix an
exploit (Verant specifically mentioned dragons and FD they did not mention
monks specifically nor Planes that I have seen or heard) but to make a point
you are correct that monks need a good group and the only groups I get now
are guildmates and freinds because no one wants me anymore. At the higher
levels there are so few places to hunt for exp and they all are train heavy
places with lots of wanderers anbd thats just a risk neither I nor potential
trains victums want.
Kizmet Bayashi
45th level train engineer
E-Marr
Da`Kor
----- Original Message -----
From: <blacoste@...>
To: <EQ-Monks@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [EQ-Monks] The best fight of my life
> From: blacoste@...
>
> I know a lot of people are going to disagree with me, but Verant's change
to
> the feign death is warranted. People WERE exploiting the FD especially
> inside the planes. One way to fix that WITHOUT screwing a lot of lower
level
> people was to make it where any creature under level 35, would think you
> were dead and forget about you while creatures 35th and up would use the
> different percentages setup by Verant. I think this fair. I have ONLY used
> feign death in serious situations where there was a train on my butt and I
> was definitely going to die because I couldn't make it to a zone. I feel
> that's what it was intended to do and some people figured out a way to
> exploit it in the planes with the big creatures. So thats that. I'm fine
> with it.
>
> As for other things, I have a 36th level monk on the Tribunal and I
WOULDN'T
> have made it this far without having a balanced group of guildmembers to
go
> around with. Since monks dont get the huge amounts of HPs we really lose
out
> to the other warrior classes. Saying that I can honestly say that the
monks
> are the best class in the game. I know you're looking forward to that
flying
> kick skill too and while i'm at 180 skill I still miss about 60% of the
time
> ,AGAINST LOW BLUES,even though I have a 131dex and 137agi. Even with these
> problems I will continue to play my monk though, UGLY robe and all,
because
> I have to admit I have had fun playing it. Seeing "You kick a greater
kobold
> for 88 points." is one hell of a rush. I also have one hell of bank
> account.
>
> Carissa (36th level Monk, Tribunal)
>
> >