QUOTE(wlcling @ May 14 2013, 08:08 PM)
dear kungfu sifus.. how to gear monk ah?
for low budget, since i assume need to adjust gear once i find a good playstyle
not looking for TR build, but something can tank decently and play high mps.... is it common for monk these days to focus on 1 resistance type, and then use the passive which makes all resistance equal to highest resistance?
head - inna's radiance?
ring - i assume nat's & another rare ring? or does monk use soj? (if yes what skill ah)
boot - nat with high dex/vit roll i asume
pant - inna pants?
glove - will craft - usual trifecta applies
belt - TWH? or inna belt for 130dex bonus
chest - assuming above is TWH, then this is the inna chest for 130dex bonus?
shoulder - will craft
bracer - - will craft
amulet - - will craft
weapon - need WKL? need LS? both weps with LS or one will do?
hehe, total newbie in monk... not sure if need to find gear with spirit regen ah?
also, is high cc important for monk skills (dps aside)

I think I can give some comment about budget monk:
- Objective: for MP10, try achieve 550k EHP + 200k DPS
- Use whatever cheaper to get this done
- Just OWE passive, stack 1 resist, you will lost 1 passive forever... ya forever..

but everything is 10 times cheaper without AR
Example:
o For example, Inna Temperence with 70 AR cost you a bomb. (70 AR ~ 40552 EHP)
o Just get Inna Temperence with 100 Vit. (100 vit ~ 53869 EHP)
o Another example, Inna's Radiance with AR cost a bomb.
o My Inna Radiance with vit + life% less than 600k. Give me more EHP.
o Nat ring + boot = 7CC too hard to ignore. CC gives more dmg with Cyclone not in paper DPS.
o Nat Boot with double Dex + Vit cost a bomb.
o Nat boot with 19x dex + single resist < 10mil. In this case, 50 single resist (~28966 EHP) > 50 vit (~26934 EHP). You may lost 50 dex, but the price difference is too hard to ignore.
o Chest, get Tal Rasha chest give your 8-9% IAS. Like
present me and me, it's like having 6cc Mempo

. My Tal Rasha with 89 vit + 7% life give me more EHP than single resist, only cost me 2mil.
o Belt - TWH rule, more IAS = gooding for monk. But if you have Mempo, obviously you need the Inna belt for 140 dex. TWH rule not only for IAS and CDMG, there can be many other attribute such as another single resist, vit and life%. All in 1 belt. Awesome.
o Weapons - try to avoid getting any defense stat in weapon. Use armor to make it up. Having any defense attribute such as Vit will make it hard for u to search for upgrade as you become dependent on it. Pure damage in both weapons.
o WKL with good attribute such as socket, cdmg are too expensive. Crafted weapon with similar spec but much higher DPS is a lot cheaper.