Which race best suits Monk/Bruiser?

DrSlav · 03-21-2006, 01:22 AM

Hi folks. Excuse any misspellings, as I have a cold and feel miserable.

I think I've found a niche for me. Well, at least for now.

So, I have a Fury, level 13, and I like it.

I have done a couple of Monks, but then moved on. Now, I'm trying to create a Monk again, but I feel there's something fundamental I'm missing. I am torn between Monk and Bruiser. Both fit my style of play, but I am torn as to a species also. I did a half-elf Monk and Bruiser, but something wasn't right. Don't ask me what, something just did not click. I'd like to stick with the Elves, as Human models of avatar are inherently ugly. No, I haven't tried a Dark Elf.

Given all this, any suggestions? I'd really appreciate some feedback.

Another question: If it's so easy to level to 20, why is it taking me so long? I've spent 2 weeks on this Fury and she's only level 13. Did I miss something (yet again)?

Doc (Yes, in Real Life, I am a Doctor)

Keiran - Level 13 Fury

Erynn - (undecided at this time)

"There's a Daytime Nyquil and a Nighttime Nyquil. Drink either one of them cause your body doesn't care what time of day it is!"

-- Lewis Black

Note: I'll put this on the Bruiser board too. Thanks in advance folks and see y'all ingame.

xFallenAngelx · 03-21-2006, 01:34 AM

I went woodelf for my Monk but I am a female and play a female char and if your going stat wise not sure but I went for looks, lol!!! If your going bruiser and gonna make a male char IMO I think the barbarians look awesome thats what my husband has, hehe. Not sure why your having trouble getting to 20 on your chars are you doing quests at your lvl in Antonica/Commonlands? I know soloing on newbie chars I can get to 20 in no time doing little quests in Antonica or Commonlands. :smileyvery-happy:

Tamo · 03-21-2006, 03:31 AM

Done some random testing here and there but only for lower levels

Barbarians and Ogres are good for STR and STA... < maybe Trolls and Dwarves too >

Kerras Iksars and Humans have Extremely good balance stats wise

Ratongas Gnomes Frogloks, Pretty much all the elves have good to decent agility < avoidance >

So really it depends on what you want to do with your character I play a Kerra monk so I guess I'm partial when I say they gave the best results. Oh, and the tail rocks!

eyes007 · 03-21-2006, 03:43 AM

Keep ur chin up dude, I was on a toon last night and it got 3 levels (10-13), before that, the last time I used him I got 4 SMILEY It's quite easy if you look around, if you're evil based, theres plenty of faction quests that you can do that are close i.e. the Sprawl, Ruins, Sunken City etc. Of course that took me up to 13 but you should still be able to get 2 levels out of that place. After that I would head out to CL for some quests but if you were risque you could go straight to Fallen Gate, that place rocks as much as Antonia has breast implants!

Once you hit 20+, I would head straight to Steppes, nevermind Nek Forest, its too dangerous to be any good, Steppes has a ton more content.

Anyway, have fun!

BTW - I have a Woodie Monk, he rocks, superfast, high natural agility so you don't have to waste any upskilling on agil (which you shouldn't anyway) If you want a good evil race, Iksar is really the only choice (well, from a heritage view - they made the best EQ1 monks SMILEY )

Gaige · 03-21-2006, 04:09 AM

Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure.

Ard · 03-21-2006, 04:36 AM

I don't have any suggestions on how to lvl a Fury, but with my monk and ranger, I just ran around and grabbed every single quest I could find in all of the cities. It took me about an hour and then just go do them. A lot of them you can do at the same time because they require the same thing.

Xxooo-Coav · 03-21-2006, 09:33 AM

Gaige wrote:
Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure.

any monk that IS half elven is doomed for ridicule.....

xFallenAngelx · 03-21-2006, 11:05 AM

Xxooo-Coav wrote:
Gaige wrote:
Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure.
any monk that IS half elven is doomed for ridicule.....

that was cute lol

erinn · 03-21-2006, 05:42 PM

Gaige wrote:
Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure.

Woot!

DarkMirrax · 03-21-2006, 08:09 PM

Xxooo-Coav wrote:
Gaige wrote:
Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure.
any monk that IS half elven is doomed for ridicule.....

rofl :smileyvery-happy: weedy little wood elves .. who the hell makes a wood elf monk (ahem Gaige) human monks for sure the best

DarkMirrax · 03-21-2006, 08:10 PM

Plus with the Anime Look humans look cool

Ssinis · 03-21-2006, 09:43 PM

Gaige wrote:
Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure.

He's right!! They will kill you if you go Iksar!! Trust me!!

DarkMirrax · 03-21-2006, 10:19 PM

its frowned upon to be anything non-monkish here .... if u want to look mean move along to the bruiser boards we are just over here ..... lol

Ssinis · 03-23-2006, 06:22 PM

DarkMirrax wrote:
its frowned upon to be anything non-monkish here .... if u want to look mean move along to the bruiser boards we are just over here ..... lol

Omg, are you stalking me!! lol :smileyvery-happy:

Bayne · 03-24-2006, 05:08 AM

Ratonga monks are da best! Plus we have a tail... chick dig the tail SMILEY

FlowerFist · 03-24-2006, 06:25 AM

I still don't see to many high elf monks, accually I don't think I've ever seen a male high elf monk... Ok, ok, so we don't have strength like barbarians, or agility like wood elves, etc... But I do believe we add grace and beauty to being a monk (alright, that was the snooty high elf coming out... :smileywink: )

Walker0 · 03-24-2006, 07:45 PM

Froglock. Period. Anything other will make Chuck Norris cry.

Actually, I've made it to lvl 14 and haven't died yet. Good Agilty and decent Str. That and he looks like Yoda flying around ninja style. Oh, and even though I hated them at first. I love schhhhhl the way they schhhl talk, I can't help but stop schllll and talk to everyone I pass Gurrrrrrup.

hehe.

Try it out for kicks. You would be suprised. I did it for a joke and found him to be actually rather effective.

Ard · 03-25-2006, 01:09 AM

DarkMirrax wrote:
rofl :smileyvery-happy: weedy little wood elves .. who the hell makes a wood elf monk (ahem Gaige) human monks for sure the best

Hey now...

Rrawl · 03-25-2006, 01:14 AM

Cats!

dirtylo · 03-25-2006, 02:45 AM

I went Barb Monk for the crushing resists mainly because I could not bear to be a dwarf. In the end though wish I was a "smaller" quest because in a Gi I have nipples the size of a gnome!

Raage · 03-25-2006, 04:41 AM

I went DE, cuz I always wanted a DE monk in EQ1. I dig it, but I also have a Frog eye, Kerra, Iksar and Troll eye for when I feel like getting a different look SMILEY

(Which BTW was a very good idea on the devs part IMO)

Stat wise, I think it's been said: it all comes out in the wash.

Khandor · 03-28-2006, 11:59 PM

Iksar for the win, always. SMILEY

They look the coolest as a monk..Stat wise they're still pretty good, fairly balanced so they can fit almost any role.But ya.. iksar monks > any other. :b

TheRealMo · 03-29-2006, 12:30 AM

Chicks dig guys with tattoos!

Ok, so an erudites stats are um........less than perfect for a brawler. :smileysurprised:

Ard · 03-29-2006, 04:36 AM

yeah chicks like tatoos, but not guys who look dead, lol

TheRealMo · 03-29-2006, 05:29 AM

Ardan wrote:
yeah chicks like tatoos, but not guys who look dead, lol

:smileymad:

saubertounito · 03-29-2006, 06:32 AM

Its hands down gnomes, I mean its gnome monks for gods sake... nuff said...

eyes007 · 03-29-2006, 08:42 AM

I sat on a gnome once....

obviously wasn't wearing his FBSS SMILEY

Xyaliaa · 03-29-2006, 12:17 PM

DARK ELF MONKS OWN YOU!

why? PLEASE RETURN TO HOO'LOH FOR ANOTHER DISGUISE!

Zetnorr · 03-30-2006, 06:47 AM

No 2 ways , if , buts or maybe's , Iksar Monks rule ok !

Tamo · 03-30-2006, 07:42 PM

Kerras. Hands down. Some one mentioned rats because the have tails. Kerras not only have better tails they have better fur aswell. We win. You guys suck.

03-21-2006, 01:34 AM	#2
xFallenAngelx Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 14	I went woodelf for my Monk but I am a female and play a female char and if your going stat wise not sure but I went for looks, lol!!! If your going bruiser and gonna make a male char IMO I think the barbarians look awesome thats what my husband has, hehe. Not sure why your having trouble getting to 20 on your chars are you doing quests at your lvl in Antonica/Commonlands? I know soloing on newbie chars I can get to 20 in no time doing little quests in Antonica or Commonlands. :smileyvery-happy: __________________

03-21-2006, 03:43 AM	#4
eyes007 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 242	Keep ur chin up dude, I was on a toon last night and it got 3 levels (10-13), before that, the last time I used him I got 4 It's quite easy if you look around, if you're evil based, theres plenty of faction quests that you can do that are close i.e. the Sprawl, Ruins, Sunken City etc. Of course that took me up to 13 but you should still be able to get 2 levels out of that place. After that I would head out to CL for some quests but if you were risque you could go straight to Fallen Gate, that place rocks as much as Antonia has breast implants! Once you hit 20+, I would head straight to Steppes, nevermind Nek Forest, its too dangerous to be any good, Steppes has a ton more content. Anyway, have fun! BTW - I have a Woodie Monk, he rocks, superfast, high natural agility so you don't have to waste any upskilling on agil (which you shouldn't anyway) If you want a good evil race, Iksar is really the only choice (well, from a heritage view - they made the best EQ1 monks ) __________________

03-21-2006, 04:09 AM	#5
Gaige Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 9,500	Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure. __________________

03-21-2006, 09:33 AM	#7
Xxooo-Coav Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Permafrost/Venekor Posts: 173	Gaige wrote: Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure. any monk that IS half elven is doomed for ridicule..... __________________

03-21-2006, 11:05 AM	#8
xFallenAngelx Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 14	Xxooo-Coav wrote: Gaige wrote: Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure. any monk that IS half elven is doomed for ridicule..... that was cute lol __________________

03-21-2006, 01:22 AM	#1
DrSlav Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2	Hi folks. Excuse any misspellings, as I have a cold and feel miserable. I think I've found a niche for me. Well, at least for now. So, I have a Fury, level 13, and I like it. I have done a couple of Monks, but then moved on. Now, I'm trying to create a Monk again, but I feel there's something fundamental I'm missing. I am torn between Monk and Bruiser. Both fit my style of play, but I am torn as to a species also. I did a half-elf Monk and Bruiser, but something wasn't right. Don't ask me what, something just did not click. I'd like to stick with the Elves, as Human models of avatar are inherently ugly. No, I haven't tried a Dark Elf. Given all this, any suggestions? I'd really appreciate some feedback. Another question: If it's so easy to level to 20, why is it taking me so long? I've spent 2 weeks on this Fury and she's only level 13. Did I miss something (yet again)? Doc (Yes, in Real Life, I am a Doctor) Keiran - Level 13 Fury Erynn - (undecided at this time) "There's a Daytime Nyquil and a Nighttime Nyquil. Drink either one of them cause your body doesn't care what time of day it is!" -- Lewis Black Note: I'll put this on the Bruiser board too. Thanks in advance folks and see y'all ingame.

03-21-2006, 03:31 AM	#3
Tamo Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 160	Done some random testing here and there but only for lower levels Barbarians and Ogres are good for STR and STA... < maybe Trolls and Dwarves too > Kerras Iksars and Humans have Extremely good balance stats wise Ratongas Gnomes Frogloks, Pretty much all the elves have good to decent agility < avoidance > So really it depends on what you want to do with your character I play a Kerra monk so I guess I'm partial when I say they gave the best results. Oh, and the tail rocks!

03-21-2006, 04:36 AM	#6
Ard Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 21	I don't have any suggestions on how to lvl a Fury, but with my monk and ranger, I just ran around and grabbed every single quest I could find in all of the cities. It took me about an hour and then just go do them. A lot of them you can do at the same time because they require the same thing.

03-21-2006, 05:42 PM	#9
erinn Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 175	Gaige wrote: Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure. Woot!

03-21-2006, 08:09 PM	#10
DarkMirrax Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,238	Xxooo-Coav wrote: Gaige wrote: Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure. any monk that IS half elven is doomed for ridicule..... rofl :smileyvery-happy: weedy little wood elves .. who the hell makes a wood elf monk (ahem Gaige) human monks for sure the best __________________ Q - Named and epics get + to hit which makes avoidance tanking suck. A- Yes they do, and yes it does =========================== Steve Danuser, a.k.a. Moorgard Game Designer, EverQuest II ... Whats Amazing Reflexes ?? ....... ===========================

03-21-2006, 08:10 PM	#11
DarkMirrax Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,238	Plus with the Anime Look humans look cool __________________ Q - Named and epics get + to hit which makes avoidance tanking suck. A- Yes they do, and yes it does =========================== Steve Danuser, a.k.a. Moorgard Game Designer, EverQuest II ... Whats Amazing Reflexes ?? ....... ===========================

03-21-2006, 09:43 PM	#12
Ssinis Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 52	Gaige wrote: Any monk that isn't half elven is doomed for failure. He's right!! They will kill you if you go Iksar!! Trust me!! __________________

03-21-2006, 10:19 PM	#13
DarkMirrax Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,238	its frowned upon to be anything non-monkish here .... if u want to look mean move along to the bruiser boards we are just over here ..... lol __________________ Q - Named and epics get + to hit which makes avoidance tanking suck. A- Yes they do, and yes it does =========================== Steve Danuser, a.k.a. Moorgard Game Designer, EverQuest II ... Whats Amazing Reflexes ?? ....... ===========================

03-23-2006, 06:22 PM	#14
Ssinis Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 52	DarkMirrax wrote: its frowned upon to be anything non-monkish here .... if u want to look mean move along to the bruiser boards we are just over here ..... lol Omg, are you stalking me!! lol :smileyvery-happy: __________________

03-24-2006, 05:08 AM	#15
Bayne Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Crushbone Posts: 150	Ratonga monks are da best! Plus we have a tail... chick dig the tail

03-24-2006, 06:25 AM	#16
FlowerFist Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 119	I still don't see to many high elf monks, accually I don't think I've ever seen a male high elf monk... Ok, ok, so we don't have strength like barbarians, or agility like wood elves, etc... But I do believe we add grace and beauty to being a monk (alright, that was the snooty high elf coming out... :smileywink: ) __________________

03-24-2006, 07:45 PM	#17
Walker0 General Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 31	Froglock. Period. Anything other will make Chuck Norris cry. Actually, I've made it to lvl 14 and haven't died yet. Good Agilty and decent Str. That and he looks like Yoda flying around ninja style. Oh, and even though I hated them at first. I love schhhhhl the way they schhhl talk, I can't help but stop schllll and talk to everyone I pass Gurrrrrrup. hehe. Try it out for kicks. You would be suprised. I did it for a joke and found him to be actually rather effective.

03-25-2006, 01:09 AM	#18
Ard Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 21	DarkMirrax wrote: rofl :smileyvery-happy: weedy little wood elves .. who the hell makes a wood elf monk (ahem Gaige) human monks for sure the best Hey now...

03-25-2006, 01:14 AM	#19
Rrawl Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 403	Cats! __________________

03-25-2006, 02:45 AM	#20
dirtylo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 27	I went Barb Monk for the crushing resists mainly because I could not bear to be a dwarf. In the end though wish I was a "smaller" quest because in a Gi I have nipples the size of a gnome! __________________

03-25-2006, 04:41 AM	#21
Raage Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 135	I went DE, cuz I always wanted a DE monk in EQ1. I dig it, but I also have a Frog eye, Kerra, Iksar and Troll eye for when I feel like getting a different look (Which BTW was a very good idea on the devs part IMO) Stat wise, I think it's been said: it all comes out in the wash.

03-28-2006, 11:59 PM	#22
Khandor Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 156	Iksar for the win, always. They look the coolest as a monk..Stat wise they're still pretty good, fairly balanced so they can fit almost any role.But ya.. iksar monks > any other. :b __________________ Proud 6 year veteran of Everquest 2!

03-29-2006, 12:30 AM	#23
TheRealMo General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 158	Chicks dig guys with tattoos!Ok, so an erudites stats are um........less than perfect for a brawler. :smileysurprised: __________________ Halfmoon - 70 Halfling Necromancer Coldmoon - 70 Barbarian Swashbuckler Moonfist - 70 Erudite Monk Moonmouse - 70 Ratonga Defiler Shadow Syndicate Najena

03-29-2006, 04:36 AM	#24
Ard Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 21	yeah chicks like tatoos, but not guys who look dead, lol

03-29-2006, 05:29 AM	#25
TheRealMo General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 158	Ardan wrote: yeah chicks like tatoos, but not guys who look dead, lol :smileymad: __________________ Halfmoon - 70 Halfling Necromancer Coldmoon - 70 Barbarian Swashbuckler Moonfist - 70 Erudite Monk Moonmouse - 70 Ratonga Defiler Shadow Syndicate Najena

03-29-2006, 06:32 AM	#26
saubertounito Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37	Its hands down gnomes, I mean its gnome monks for gods sake... nuff said...

03-29-2006, 08:42 AM	#27
eyes007 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 242	I sat on a gnome once.... obviously wasn't wearing his FBSS __________________

03-29-2006, 12:17 PM	#28
Xyaliaa Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 27	DARK ELF MONKS OWN YOU! why? PLEASE RETURN TO HOO'LOH FOR ANOTHER DISGUISE! __________________ Xyaliaa Dark Elf Monk of Elysium

03-30-2006, 06:47 AM	#29
Zetnorr Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 75	No 2 ways , if , buts or maybe's , Iksar Monks rule ok !

03-30-2006, 07:42 PM	#30
Tamo Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 160	Kerras. Hands down. Some one mentioned rats because the have tails. Kerras not only have better tails they have better fur aswell. We win. You guys suck.