Which stance is better to use when playing solo?

[krc333]

<div>I use my offensive stance always unless i'm tanking? Is it more productive to always have my defensive stance on unless i'm in a group and not the MT.</div><div> </div><div>Silke</div><div>lvl 35 Monk</div>

[Mulgrew]

<div></div><div>I solo almost exclusively on my monk and until I got Spider Stance in the mid-40's, I used to switch stance depending on what I was hunting.  If hunting higher level things that I might have trouble hitting,  would use the offensive stance to get the weapon skill buffs.  If I was hunting things closer to my level and maybe heroics, I would use defense since I wasn't likely to suffer as much from the weapon skill debuff on the stance.  Also, I would sometimes change in mid fight if needed.  Offense to defense if I was getting hit a lot or visa versa if I was having trouble hitting the creature.  I would also be interested to hear others strategies as an avid soloist.</div><div> </div><div>Mulgrew</div><div> </div>

[ios_]

It is situational, solo I use mostly off stance and I sometimes switch stances depending on the mob etc. Against solo greens I think def or 1/2 are more appropriate cuz u hit the green mob the same whilst u get more avoidance/mit.Experiment ur self and find out what suits u better and with what stance u got the best results.<div></div>

[Kronadin]

<div>I use offensive stance for soloing 99% of the time. Make sure to have your stance at adept III though, makes a huge difference.</div>

[Koro]

<div></div><div>well, at lvl 64 i'm using my balanced stance to solo a lot of the KoS mobs that are yellow/white con to me and maybe groups of blues.</div><div> </div><div>i use my def stance if i'm tanking for a small group for the extra mit/avoidance and let the others take the mob out since i'm not worried about my dps.</div><div> </div><div>my offensive stance i use if i'm fighting greens or i'm the off tank/dps of a group.  having 94%haste self buffed (using fbss, and adept 3's of my off. stance and the other haste buffs) you can drop mobs pretty quickly. </div>

[JudyJudy]

<div></div><em>I stance dance from my offensive and defensive based on my CA timers.  While my CA's are refreshing = Defensive.  When they are up = Offensive.</em>

[selch]

<div><blockquote><hr>JudyJudy wrote:<div></div><em>I stance dance from my offensive and defensive based on my CA timers.  While my CA's are refreshing = Defensive.  When they are up = Offensive.</em><hr></blockquote>Does it really matter on CA's always hitting same and same timers, not really being affected much with offensive stance benefits?</div><div> </div>

[JudyJudy]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>selch wrote:<div><blockquote><hr>JudyJudy wrote:<div></div><em>I stance dance from my offensive and defensive based on my CA timers.  While my CA's are refreshing = Defensive.  When they are up = Offensive.</em><hr></blockquote>Does it really matter on CA's always hitting same and same timers, not really being affected much with offensive stance benefits?</div><div> </div><hr></blockquote><p><em>Yes.  CA's do not always hit.</em></p><p><em>Especially if the mob is a yellow con or higher and you're sitting in your defensive stance, as their chance to parry or "resist" the CA is higher.  </em><em>Being in your offensive stance ensures that your CA's have a better chance to connect.</em></p><p><em>Also, we have a good number of stunning CA's - learning to "chain-stun", and positioning yourself behind the mob (or use the new AA ability, "Eagle Spin&quot<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> while in your offensive stance will ensure that your CA's will hit AND reduce the chance of the mob hitting you while in offensive stance.</em></p>

[Almeric_CoS]

<div>Unless you're fighting a Brawler mob, of course <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div>

[DarkMirrax]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>krc333 wrote:<div>I use my offensive stance always unless i'm tanking? Is it more productive to always have my defensive stance on unless i'm in a group and not the MT.</div><div> </div><div>Silke</div><div>lvl 35 Monk</div><hr></blockquote>pft used to be always offensive till they nurfed ours :smileymad: Now i just use the mixed stance for no loss in dps over the offensive