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Apr. 28th, 2006 09:55 am
Apr. 28th, 2006
Why monks are not "largely useless"
Apr. 28th, 2006 11:22 amIn a recent post, my brother ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
egearman said monks were largely useless. This is not true.
Take any other character class. Strip them down to a set of normal clothes, and drop them into a fight.
The fighter will bemoan his lack of armor and weapons. So will the paladin (but the paladin likely has better saves). The ranger is likewise up shit creek without a paddle, but a ranger can at least keep himself (and others) alive in the woods/desert/mountains without any other gear. The barbarian is also without armor and weapons, but at least can rage and try to pummel things to death with his bare hands or head butt them.
The cleric will whinge about no armor, and without their holy symbol or other components, most of their spells can't be cast.
The wizard and sorceror, likewise, without components, will be even more screwed, because they have even less hps then the cleric.
The bard will be without a musical instrument and unless it's that rare 5% chance bard that took Perform: Singing, won't be able to use any bard abilities.
The rogue will shrug, hide someplace safe, and run away once the rest of the party isn't looking.
But the monk. The monk doesn't use armor, and in a set of normal clothes is just as dangerous as he ever was. (which is highly dangerous.) No weapons? No armor? No problem.
Of course, this would explain why DDO doesn't have monks. (I've never read the Eberron sourcebook. For all I know, there are other reasons that there aren't monks, but I digress.) You see, in DDO, when you find/loot gear, you have the choice of using it or selling it. (Unless you're Warforged, because apparently there isn't a single suit of armor that fits you. But that's okay, they have a +8 AC bonus for being Warforged.) Monks would be selling everything and quickly be the richest characters in the game. And that is a tad unbalanced when all you need to walk up and whup on monsters is your bare hands.
Oh, and Eric... I've got one other thing to say about why Monks are teh win.
Rust Monsters.
egearman said monks were largely useless. This is not true.Take any other character class. Strip them down to a set of normal clothes, and drop them into a fight.
The fighter will bemoan his lack of armor and weapons. So will the paladin (but the paladin likely has better saves). The ranger is likewise up shit creek without a paddle, but a ranger can at least keep himself (and others) alive in the woods/desert/mountains without any other gear. The barbarian is also without armor and weapons, but at least can rage and try to pummel things to death with his bare hands or head butt them.
The cleric will whinge about no armor, and without their holy symbol or other components, most of their spells can't be cast.
The wizard and sorceror, likewise, without components, will be even more screwed, because they have even less hps then the cleric.
The bard will be without a musical instrument and unless it's that rare 5% chance bard that took Perform: Singing, won't be able to use any bard abilities.
The rogue will shrug, hide someplace safe, and run away once the rest of the party isn't looking.
But the monk. The monk doesn't use armor, and in a set of normal clothes is just as dangerous as he ever was. (which is highly dangerous.) No weapons? No armor? No problem.
Of course, this would explain why DDO doesn't have monks. (I've never read the Eberron sourcebook. For all I know, there are other reasons that there aren't monks, but I digress.) You see, in DDO, when you find/loot gear, you have the choice of using it or selling it. (Unless you're Warforged, because apparently there isn't a single suit of armor that fits you. But that's okay, they have a +8 AC bonus for being Warforged.) Monks would be selling everything and quickly be the richest characters in the game. And that is a tad unbalanced when all you need to walk up and whup on monsters is your bare hands.
Oh, and Eric... I've got one other thing to say about why Monks are teh win.
Rust Monsters.
Okay, what?
Apr. 28th, 2006 02:59 pmWii? What the hell? Who came up with this name?
(For those who haven't the slightest clue as to what I'm on about, it's the official name for the next Nintendo game system. Apparently, Revolution was only a working title/name, and it clearly was a much worse choice then Wii.)
How the hell is that pronounced? Wee? Why?
(For those who haven't the slightest clue as to what I'm on about, it's the official name for the next Nintendo game system. Apparently, Revolution was only a working title/name, and it clearly was a much worse choice then Wii.)
How the hell is that pronounced? Wee? Why?