what should my dps be at???

wepowx · 01-10-2009, 12:18 PM

lvl 80 monk mostly mc gear have mc weapons adept 1/3 ca's more on the adept 1 side have offensive stance ad 3.had like 150ish haste around 22 +dps and was hitting from 750-1kdps in most fights in sicon of ice. was always on the bottom of dps list.even the guardien was usually doubling my output he was mythical epic raid geared but still blowing me away.had a brig in the group wont even talk about.my main thing is i am wonderin where i should be with what i have.is tis the expected range or is it way to low and what are some of the top monks producing.what is the average monk producing tring to see where i am at and where to improve to be better in my class.

BChizzle · 01-10-2009, 05:07 PM

2k or so, look to upgrade your weaps as soon as you can, do your epic quest, most of it is soloable.

Dimhammer · 01-11-2009, 07:39 PM

Yeah I average about 2k dps with just quested legendary gear and weapons.

Turb · 01-14-2009, 10:56 AM

Sounds about right for what you have.

Note that monks will do a lot more damage from autoattack than from CAs, so for improved dps it's good to beef up your STR (more damage) and to time your CAs. If you spam CAs with high haste you may reduce your overall dps as autoattacks are delayed by the CAs. One way to help yourself learn how to time CAs is to get ACT to beep every time you autoattack, bit like a musical metronome, to act as a cue for the CAs.

Obviously Ad3 and M1 CAs will help, but monks tend to benefit more from +dps bonuses than +haste (because we hit soft or hard caps on +haste quick early) and more from +double attack items than +melee crit.

Obviously group buffs will help you a lot - a dirge is good for us, as are coercers for their +dps buff. If you get an illu in the group beg for Illusory Arm

Edit: oh and of course your AA spec will matter. What do you have currently? STR is now very viable for example.

Good luck!

01-11-2009, 07:39 PM	#3
Dimhammer Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 154	Yeah I average about 2k dps with just quested legendary gear and weapons. __________________ Dimitus 90 Monk Physar 90 Assassin Dimwood 90 Fury Dimitunes 90 Dirge Diihoib 90 Coercer Cywath 90 Warlock Dimisitor 90 Inquisitor Delath 90 Shadowknight

01-14-2009, 10:56 AM	#4
Turb General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,117	Sounds about right for what you have. Note that monks will do a lot more damage from autoattack than from CAs, so for improved dps it's good to beef up your STR (more damage) and to time your CAs. If you spam CAs with high haste you may reduce your overall dps as autoattacks are delayed by the CAs. One way to help yourself learn how to time CAs is to get ACT to beep every time you autoattack, bit like a musical metronome, to act as a cue for the CAs. Obviously Ad3 and M1 CAs will help, but monks tend to benefit more from +dps bonuses than +haste (because we hit soft or hard caps on +haste quick early) and more from +double attack items than +melee crit. Obviously group buffs will help you a lot - a dirge is good for us, as are coercers for their +dps buff. If you get an illu in the group beg for Illusory Arm Edit: oh and of course your AA spec will matter. What do you have currently? STR is now very viable for example. Good luck! __________________

01-10-2009, 12:18 PM	#1
wepowx Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17	lvl 80 monk mostly mc gear have mc weapons adept 1/3 ca's more on the adept 1 side have offensive stance ad 3.had like 150ish haste around 22 +dps and was hitting from 750-1kdps in most fights in sicon of ice. was always on the bottom of dps list.even the guardien was usually doubling my output he was mythical epic raid geared but still blowing me away.had a brig in the group wont even talk about.my main thing is i am wonderin where i should be with what i have.is tis the expected range or is it way to low and what are some of the top monks producing.what is the average monk producing tring to see where i am at and where to improve to be better in my class.

01-10-2009, 05:07 PM	#2
BChizzle Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,095	2k or so, look to upgrade your weaps as soon as you can, do your epic quest, most of it is soloable.