Idoru wrote:
KnowHao wrote:Why is the self-proclaimed champion of casual monks starting this thread?
A wise man once said, "MOM! We need to try and be a little more constructive here, okay?"It was John Connor at the age of 12, in Terminator 2, Judgement Day.
Hey, it was an innocent question. I mean, I don't want him to be my spokesperson any more than he wants a raiding monk to be his (as is obvious from the constant usage of contrived leet speak when he's referencing raiding monks in his previous posts). I'm sure other monks out there will agree that it's hard enough to convince some guild leaders to let them even attempt to tank raid mobs, without posts like this one saying we're just squishie and can't do anything besides being mediocre. I chose to play a monk, because I love the martial arts fighters in any game (I grew up playing Karateka, Street Fighter, etc), not so that I could out-DPS a wizard or outtank this class or that class. I put a lot of time into this game, because it's enjoyable and because I can. Should I take pity on the guy that is misrepresenting me because he plays at a different level and is preaching his experience as truth? Why should any non-monk look to this thread before looking at the amazing FAQs (composed by the monk COMMUNITY) that are already in place? What gives this guy the right to get up on the podium and declare to all visitors of this forum that his list of 28 random bullet-points are "What is monk, what not..."? That is truly the core of my question.
The moral of the story is.... If you're not a monk and want to know more about monks, read the FAQ. That's why it's there and that's why it's stickied. But if you want to really understand the monk class, PLAY ONE!
Oh yeah, and John Connor also used an Atari Lynx to steal money from an ATM. Not exactly my kind of role-model 
But thanks for implying that a twelve year-old is wiser than I am, that's extremely constructive.