Monks stand a chance now?

[Demodicus]

<DIV>Just got back from a break tonight and decided to hang in sinking sands. 51 Bruiser decides hes a tough guy calls me a [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] and that hes gonna beat me and all this. duel starts...duel ends...I win <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> (Actually by surrender but i had more health then him and he was stunned and would have been killed by one of my attacks. he was a little outside the ring so the outcome was quite clear even without surrender).So i guess the question here is. Do monks stand a chance with bruisers now?I havent played for about a month now and am unaware of any updates that would do this.Anyone have an explanation?</DIV>

[LaoSh]

<P>Yeah, read the other posts man, LU16 made a huge difference for monks.</P> <P> </P> <P>Lao,</P>

[Colossaltitan]

<DIV>Monks always stood a chance when knowing how to play their class.<BR>I know of Guardians who beat top monks and top bruisers.<BR>I know of top bruisers who beat the best of Guardians.<BR>I know of a good monk that beat a good bruiser.<BR><BR>It all comes down to knowledge of your class, and your oponents class and how you choose to play yours.<BR><BR>As a bruiser, dueling monks are a good challenge.<BR><BR>For example: Me and Ledbetter(60 Monk) went up against eachother the other night, his gear a bit > mine.<BR>We went three rounds.<BR>First round, I beat him, although good fight: after 40seconds in, it was clear who would win.<BR>Second round, he thought it out better and played smarter. He won, by a good ammount.<BR>Third round, I changed my strategy a bit after seeing how he played the round before, and just barely (2%hp, 5% power left), beat him.<BR><BR>Excellent fight: All classes stand a chance against all classes if played properly IMO.</DIV>

[Demodicus]

<DIV>Im not saying they didnt stand a chance AT ALL but you have to admit pre LU16 It was alot harder for a monk to beat a bruiser in a duel.</DIV>

[Gaige]

Dueling is dueling.  It doesn't really matter and it varies so much on so many things.

[Demodicus]

<DIV>"Monks always stood a chance when knowing how to play their class."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bold statement for someone who well..isnt a monk.I dont know if your saying that I (And a lot) of monks dont know how to play their class considering that they had trouble with bruisers or something.</DIV>