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Nerwen · 02-23-2006, 01:16 PM

selch wrote:
Designs means nothing if they were only being add for minority of people who raids with 0.1% chance of drop.

Beside not to mention, most of Gi's in game has pathetic stats completely making them useless in combat but just to show-off afk faking in QH or EF. I better have a common Gi that every monk & bruiser can have, a quest may be rather than "lewt for l33t", good stats for each tier but also casual outfit for combat, not just to show-off.

Remember a Gi only looks good in combat. Not near sea side to show to your other friends or to open you belly button, which completely opposite to monk teachings...

May be graphic art team can take some of sister game SWG, Jedi tunics for how real religious fighters can be instead of equalising monk = disco girl, beach boy for everyone.

Message Edited by selch on 02-22-200605:47 PM

As a monk myself, I don't know that I would agree with this statement. I believe it depends on what sort of fighting you are doing.Personally, I belong to a small guild and spend most of my time duoing with my husband, who plays a templar. I have attended a total of one raid with my monk, and was not the main tank at that time. My husband and I have had a great deal of success in everything we have tried - so much so that it has surprised me. At level 32, particularly when duoing with my husband, I can tank pretty much any blue, white, or yellow conning mob (there are some exceptions, of course.) If I wish to solo, I am limited to ^^ at the very most, and some ^^ are too tough for me, but there are many that I can tank without too much trouble.My gear has looked something like this:

BANKED GEAR:

Rujarkan Gi (From my monk that I deleted and restarted, just to get the white newbie island gi)

Blood-drenched gi (From the same deleted and restarted monk)

Level 1-24: White gi from the Newbie Island. Mitigation of 8. Scrounged the best gear I could get my hands on for all other armor slots. Here is a partial list of creatures I successfully fought while in the white island gi. Note: sometimes I was the "main" tank, while at other times I was in a group where someone else was the "main" tank.
All AQ quest mobs.
^^^ Griffons.
^^^ Giants.
^^^ Gnolls.
^^^ Rumblers.
^^^ and ^^ Centaurs.
Named Griffon Stonetalon.
Named AQ Griffon (Forget what his name was.)
Level 12: Heard about "caves" quest that gave old bruiser chestpiece graphic for reward ("Tranquil Blessing tunic.&quot Picked up chest piece and loved it. Removed sleeves because they looked silly with it.Level 14: The "Tranquil Blessing tunic" debate erupts on the forums. Devs state the graphic was a mistake and it will be swapped for a standard tunic graphic. I bank the Tranquil Tunic, swear never to wear it again, and try to find something to take the bitter taste out of my mouth. Re-equip the white, mitigation 8, newbie island gi and old, now-invisible sleeves.Level 20: Brief flirtation with "Dragon Stitched Robe" guild status reward. Mitigation 38 (Woo!) Subdued gray color, oriental dragons on back, very suitable for a monk.Level 21: Decided that the "Dragon Stitched Robe" was more suitable for town wear than for adventuring. Swapped back to newbie gi graphic.Level 24: AQ finished woo! New yellow gi is mine, yay! Equipped it, loved it.Level 25: Heard rumor about new gi discovered in the Ruins. Camped mob: success! Stats are silly as it was meant to be worn around level 12 (not as good as the Tranquil Blessing tunic I banked.) Equip it anyway since I like the brown and green color (I play a wood elf with ivy leaves in her hair.)Level 30: Unbank and equip Blood Drenched gi, which is what I am currently wearing.

If I hadn't had the blood-drenched banked from my previous monk, I would probably be wearing my AQ's straight through to my 50's. As it is, I plan to wear the blood-drenched through to my 50's, then upgrade to Rujarkin and Ashen Order. In short:In the course of my career, I have worn 5 gis. While it is not to be denied that I could have found tunics with superior stats to the gis, I have had absolutely no trouble tanking anything that was even reasonable within my level. Furthermore, a better tunic, taken by itself, would not have enabled me to tank anything my gi did not allow me to tank anyway. If I cannot tank the orange ^^^ in my gi, I also will not be able to tank the orange ^^^ in a better tunic.Gis are not just to show off, and they work fine for adventuring in. I admit that they probably would not be suitable to be the main tank in a raid, but as I doubt I will ever pursue that role, it is not a problem for me.But we certainly need more gis! Way, way more gis!I love the picture - any chance of posting more?Jen SMILEY

PS. If you do any more in this series, I would love to see a monk with wrapped fists. My favorite type of weapons are called "fist wraps" which have always made me envision a fighter with their hands wrapped in strips of cloth....Jen SMILEY

02-23-2006, 01:16 PM	#18
Nerwen Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 173	selch wrote: Designs means nothing if they were only being add for minority of people who raids with 0.1% chance of drop. Beside not to mention, most of Gi's in game has pathetic stats completely making them useless in combat but just to show-off afk faking in QH or EF. I better have a common Gi that every monk & bruiser can have, a quest may be rather than "lewt for l33t", good stats for each tier but also casual outfit for combat, not just to show-off. Remember a Gi only looks good in combat. Not near sea side to show to your other friends or to open you belly button, which completely opposite to monk teachings... May be graphic art team can take some of sister game SWG, Jedi tunics for how real religious fighters can be instead of equalising monk = disco girl, beach boy for everyone. Message Edited by selch on 02-22-200605:47 PM As a monk myself, I don't know that I would agree with this statement. I believe it depends on what sort of fighting you are doing.Personally, I belong to a small guild and spend most of my time duoing with my husband, who plays a templar. I have attended a total of one raid with my monk, and was not the main tank at that time. My husband and I have had a great deal of success in everything we have tried - so much so that it has surprised me. At level 32, particularly when duoing with my husband, I can tank pretty much any blue, white, or yellow conning mob (there are some exceptions, of course.) If I wish to solo, I am limited to ^^ at the very most, and some ^^ are too tough for me, but there are many that I can tank without too much trouble.My gear has looked something like this: BANKED GEAR: Rujarkan Gi (From my monk that I deleted and restarted, just to get the white newbie island gi) Blood-drenched gi (From the same deleted and restarted monk) Level 1-24: White gi from the Newbie Island. Mitigation of 8. Scrounged the best gear I could get my hands on for all other armor slots. Here is a partial list of creatures I successfully fought while in the white island gi. Note: sometimes I was the "main" tank, while at other times I was in a group where someone else was the "main" tank. All AQ quest mobs. ^^^ Griffons. ^^^ Giants. ^^^ Gnolls. ^^^ Rumblers. ^^^ and ^^ Centaurs. Named Griffon Stonetalon. Named AQ Griffon (Forget what his name was.) Level 12: Heard about "caves" quest that gave old bruiser chestpiece graphic for reward ("Tranquil Blessing tunic.&quot Picked up chest piece and loved it. Removed sleeves because they looked silly with it.Level 14: The "Tranquil Blessing tunic" debate erupts on the forums. Devs state the graphic was a mistake and it will be swapped for a standard tunic graphic. I bank the Tranquil Tunic, swear never to wear it again, and try to find something to take the bitter taste out of my mouth. Re-equip the white, mitigation 8, newbie island gi and old, now-invisible sleeves.Level 20: Brief flirtation with "Dragon Stitched Robe" guild status reward. Mitigation 38 (Woo!) Subdued gray color, oriental dragons on back, very suitable for a monk.Level 21: Decided that the "Dragon Stitched Robe" was more suitable for town wear than for adventuring. Swapped back to newbie gi graphic.Level 24: AQ finished woo! New yellow gi is mine, yay! Equipped it, loved it.Level 25: Heard rumor about new gi discovered in the Ruins. Camped mob: success! Stats are silly as it was meant to be worn around level 12 (not as good as the Tranquil Blessing tunic I banked.) Equip it anyway since I like the brown and green color (I play a wood elf with ivy leaves in her hair.)Level 30: Unbank and equip Blood Drenched gi, which is what I am currently wearing. If I hadn't had the blood-drenched banked from my previous monk, I would probably be wearing my AQ's straight through to my 50's. As it is, I plan to wear the blood-drenched through to my 50's, then upgrade to Rujarkin and Ashen Order. In short:In the course of my career, I have worn 5 gis. While it is not to be denied that I could have found tunics with superior stats to the gis, I have had absolutely no trouble tanking anything that was even reasonable within my level. Furthermore, a better tunic, taken by itself, would not have enabled me to tank anything my gi did not allow me to tank anyway. If I cannot tank the orange ^^^ in my gi, I also will not be able to tank the orange ^^^ in a better tunic.Gis are *not* just to show off, and they work fine for adventuring in. I admit that they probably would not be suitable to be the main tank in a raid, but as I doubt I will ever pursue that role, it is not a problem for me.But we certainly need more gis! Way, way more gis!I love the picture - any chance of posting more?Jen PS. If you do any more in this series, I would love to see a monk with wrapped fists. My favorite type of weapons are called "fist wraps" which have always made me envision a fighter with their hands wrapped in strips of cloth....Jen __________________