Hey all,Before i start my future monk, I have a couple questions for you high level monks... What do you think is the best race to start out as if your going to become a monk subclass? Whats the best agility armor/jewlery for a monk 20-30?(price isnt a factor i have a main backing this guy up with funds)Thanks <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

<DIV>in the higher levels the original race doesnt matter the worst that will happen is that you will have 10 less agility than someone which doesnt matter when you have 200-300 agility buffs </DIV>

<DIV>I like Half Elf or Ratonga myself, but they are all good.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The best agility jewlery 20 to 30 is prob palladium rings and the shard bracelets, hmm its been awhile ;p</DIV>

<DIV>There are soo many forumns on this..and unlike other games where you HAD to have a maxed stat race for a certain class, in EQ2 it really doesnt matter.</DIV> <DIV>   Seriously.</DIV> <DIV>   I have a 22 dwarf monk and if I judge him by his starting agi..it sucks.  Real bad, however getting majority of my gear with +3 agi or higher (some at 5-7) I have around 75 agi.</DIV> <DIV>    Now that is the best gear I could find at the moment but basically my agi weakness is gone,and I tank real well.</DIV> <DIV>    Ive even heard of some ogre monks with outstanding agi for their class, its all about the gear and constantly upgrading and maxing out 1-2 stats on each piece.</DIV>

<DIV>No comment</DIV>

I started as a Ratonga... level 22 I have 90 Agi. It's nice... very nice. Most people think i'm a thief archetype since I have Roleplaying up, and my DPS is up there with them.

<DIV>Its really all about what graphic you want to look at for the rest of your Monks career.  Stats should be secondary.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>High agility is very nice, but since a monk is part of the fighter archtype all of our ability power comes from Strength.  Something to keep in mind.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yenyang Angrydragon</DIV> <DIV>27 Ogre Monk</DIV> <DIV>Kithicore</DIV> <P>Message Edited by xripperx on <SPAN class=date_text>01-24-2005</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>07:48 AM</SPAN></P><p>Message Edited by xripperx on <span class=date_text>01-24-2005</span> <span class=time_text>08:38 AM</span>

<DIV>I have a woodelf monk.  My starting agi was 25 or so.  At level 22 with a 23 fury/ward I can get to 125 agi, or so and with my self buffs I think i have around 92 or so.  At level 40-50 it may not mean much but I barely get hit now.  One time i tanked a giant in ts and didnt get hit once.</DIV>

lvl 28 half elf and with self buffs i can hit 107 agi. Race doesnt matter except if you choose an evil race you will have to betray. If that isnt a problem play what ever makes you happy.

<DIV>hi</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>my monk is a barbarian, because i like to play barbarians hehe.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i think i have decent gear but i am not really sure.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>at 21 i have, completely unbuffed,  73 agility, 970 health, and 717 ac.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>whether or not a wood elf or ratman with starting agility 30 is any better as a monk is up in the air because they lose out on hp for the added agility.   it is all a tradeoff.  alot of people  woohaa over a kerran as a monk but they only start with 3 more agility than a barbarian for instance.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pick the race you enjoy playing because like most here have said already  in the long run 5 or 10 points at  level 50 and beyond is not gonna matter.  the original design of eq2 was for a minimum of 200 levels if i remember right, so it wll matter even less then.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>the main thing is to have fun and enjoy the character you play.</DIV>

<DIV>Erudite</DIV>

<DIV>Human, the true monk.  Pre Velious anybody?</DIV>

<blockquote><hr>Totengraeber wrote:<DIV>hi</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>my monk is a barbarian, because i like to play barbarians hehe.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>i think i have decent gear but i am not really sure.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>at 21 i have, completely unbuffed, 73 agility, 970 health, and 717 ac.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>whether or not a wood elf or ratman with starting agility 30 is any better as a monk is up in the air because they lose out on hp for the added agility. it is all a tradeoff. alot of people woohaa over a kerran as a monk but they only start with 3 more agility than a barbarian for instance.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Pick the race you enjoy playing because like most here have said already in the long run 5 or 10 points at level 50 and beyond is not gonna matter. the original design of eq2 was for a minimum of 200 levels if i remember right, so it wll matter even less then.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>the main thing is to have fun and enjoy the character you play.</DIV><hr></blockquote>At 22 I took the added HPs... I'm at 1083 hp with 60 str, 90 agi, 700ish AC. Not bad for a ratonga... <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />I didn't bother with the increased health/power regen as I always have tier 3 food/drink.

<DIV>"Human, the true monk.  Pre Velious anybody?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You mean pre Kunark?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>