First look at it, I thought it was one of those Transformers helmet. LMAO

Hello fellow monk pros... The monk thread really are more lively than other class..

I have a noob question to ask.. Or mayb guidance towards monk...

I just roll a monk 3 days ago.. My play style is base on loh n crit.. Duel wield sometimes n in certain difficult situation, switch to a shield..

I want to ask about which is the best attack to pair up with loh... As I can see that most ppl argue that FoT is the best.. But how about crippling wave?? Can it be used as a good loh attack becos it attack quite a decent number of mobs in the same time...

Please help me out here becos I still get my ass kick in act 2 sometimes playing solo..

P/s. I get my ass kicked more when playing coop... T.T

i think crippling wave / fot / deadly reach also can .. I tried all before .. keep using FoT cause lazy to chase those mob that keep running away in act 3 .. sometimes use both crippling wave and fot together..

what's ur resist/armor/hp?

I use FoT Thunderclap cause it is just too awesome. I hate those mobs which keeps running away from you and those blink strikes can save your ass whenever you get stuck in plague or fire.

Oh... So actually all attack is suitable.. Becos I saw some pros make the calculation b4 n claims FoT to be the best loh.. But I found out crippling wave is also not bad and proc a lot of loh for me too...

And my nooby stats,

Resist 690(748 with shield) unbuff
Armor 4376(5227 with shield) unbuff
Hp 30k
Dps 14-15k (depends on dual wield or not) sucks right T.T
Dodge 31.7

How??? My stats can make it ah??? Lol

Can't comment much because I am not a fan of dual wielding. Still can't find a reason to dump my reliable shield.

I do use a shield.. When I look for more survivability.. But if I know I can roll around without the additional armor n resist from my shield, I will dual wield... Is just that I actually use both becos I carry the shield in my inventory n switch around according to situation..

But at the moment, my loh is at 800+ when single wield n 1400 when dual wield... Is it enuff??

crippling wave imo is strictly a tanking or aoe based skill. and because of its noticeable slower speed, it doesn't work too well with LoH that requires fast atk.

additionally, crippling wave and concussion rune is is good at weakening enemies, thing is, post 1.0.3 mobs are already weaken as it is. and concussion will never scale as mobs doesnt "update" themselves all the time while your gear upgrades gradually, hence why i eventually switch to deadly reach for keen eye 50% armor, then eventually 18% dmg (foresight?) as i am gearing more for dps

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Added on July 27, 2012, 12:20 am
rofl, killed belial with only 1 aoe explosion from him. DONT NERF MAH CYCLONE BRAH!
(i was on 560 all resist, 6k armor, and 23k dps. lol)

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jul 27 2012, 12:20 AM

Wah... 560 resist... Can u farm act 2 with ur current stats? I can't man.. What is the hidden technique require man... >.<

kill stupidly fast lol. i also have 19% move speed to run around really damn quick XD

monk~~

24k dps 6k armor 1k AR still got mah arse kicked in act 3. sad bro.

What is your HP?
I have 21K DPS / 6K+ armor / 940 AR / 47K+ HP (all unbuffed), I'm quite comfortable in A3.

I can kill creeps in 3-4 hits.
When I encounter elites, serenity + FoT(Thunderclap) for teleporting + healing skills do help a lot.

I use sweeping wind(increase damage 45%) + blinding (increase damage 30%) + heal (increase damage 15%) to take out elite and goblin fast

This post has been edited by shinkawa: Jul 27 2012, 10:04 AM

means the sweeping wind+bladestrom dmg increase is 45% of your monk DPS??

lol, i forgot bladestorm does not increase. played too much wizard recently. forgot d. hahaha

bladestorm just an AOE damage not increase

sweeping wind is not 45% dmg increase.

it deals dmg/tick based on aspd at 45% dmg (3rd stack) per tick

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Added on July 27, 2012, 10:12 ambladestorm is the rune that buffs the dmg to 60%. if ur crit is near or over 20%, consider cyclone as it procs damn easy lol

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jul 27 2012, 10:12 AM

lol, i read back my comment. i see a lot mistake for the skill name. i guess its time for me to stay at wiz. keep out from monk before i confuse someone.

hahahaha

This post has been edited by shinkawa: Jul 27 2012, 10:20 AM

finally went to act 4 inferno...

i dunno y but killing azmodan, siegebreaker and Cydaea are way easier than ghom
but still, all da elites/champions in act 3 pwn all the bosses stated above...sad truth