Curse

Ritualistic Spankin · Aug 25, 2009, 12:10 AM // 00:10

Hey everyone, its been awhile.

I was finally able to get back to Guild Wars after a long break caused by many things (girlfriend, college, etc.) and now I'm back and I can't help but feel like this game has totally changed, not all for the better.

I used to love playing my monk and was predominately a Bonder in areas like FoW, but also would run it throughout areas with little or manageable enchant removal. I came back excited to get back into things but now it seems decent pug's are a thing of the past (I love playing with real people), and more-so it seems I can't play any build I would in the past because of all the "OMG HB or leave!" groups that require a certain monk "or else".

I don't have EotN, so I feel like my monk character has an even harder road to get back into things. Guildless now, in-game friends are gone, lol, it sucks for a monk.

Any build/monk advice for an old die-hard who feels like monking left him behind?

im 1337 sauce · Aug 25, 2009, 12:55 AM // 00:55

pvxwiki.com Its your friend

Dakka Dakka · Aug 25, 2009, 01:38 AM // 01:38

Don't listen to the above poster <_<

I suggest brush up on skills and try to find an active friendly guild

Lux Aeterna · Aug 25, 2009, 01:58 AM // 01:58

pvxwiki.com will get you up to speed on the meta builds.
Most of the wiki builds are good but have open slots or need to be modified.

Often it's a good idea to simply run what the group wants you to, as long as they don't suggest blatantly awful changes. I still don't know why people like HB so much for pve, it proves large redbarring but HB bars typically lack prots etcetera.

The game's full of anti-enchantment now, so while a bonder will still work WoH is usually better, though HB is decent in pve and you can also try a ZB prot of any number of other weird builds for variety.

You can still pug, but generally it takes a few minutes to put together a half decent party, often I'll end up sitting around giving build help for 20 minutes before a mission.

Tharg · Aug 25, 2009, 02:37 AM // 02:37

if you are looking for a user friendly guild, PM me in-game.

IGN Tharg of Delff

Bob Slydell · Aug 25, 2009, 02:49 AM // 02:49

Discover the game again yourself. Trust me when I tell you, listening to anyone here who says anything about PvXwiki or UWSC or any other jargin will only turn you into another GW grind zombie.

s t e e · Aug 25, 2009, 03:01 AM // 03:01

Try to learn what the new metas are for pve areas and that is all you can really do.

Ritualistic Spankin · Aug 25, 2009, 03:11 AM // 03:11

Thanks everyone for the input I really appreciate it, I will submerge myself back into the game that I loved for thousands of hours previously. Gotta get out there and get rid of the rust.

subarucar · Aug 25, 2009, 03:46 AM // 03:46

HB is usually rubbish, the only time I would ever run it is if HB is required (not wanted) for that group. Look at joining a guild, if they are any good they will let you you run something pretty close to what you want except in those circumstance where a build is required.

the_jos · Aug 25, 2009, 11:09 AM // 11:09

Find a guild which allows you to play a decent monk instead of HB, UA or E/Mo Ether.
But in general PUGs will ask for certain monk builds, specially the farming teams.
Have that build or be gone, it's always been like that only the bar has changed...