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stoop14 · Oct 15, 2006, 05:10 PM // 17:10

I play prohicies, and i just got run to droks, and i don't know what armour to buy for my monk, he wont be doing any pvp, this will just to farm with, after i get threw the game.

Turbobusa · Oct 15, 2006, 05:18 PM // 17:18

ascetics, +energy for farming is always good
general purpose on a monk, I would say Acolyte's

stoop14 · Oct 15, 2006, 06:44 PM // 18:44

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Originally Posted by Turbobusa

ascetics, +energy for farming is always good
general purpose on a monk, I would say Acolyte's

so your saying get all tattoo armour? what helm tattoo should i get for the +1?

Effigy · Oct 15, 2006, 08:08 PM // 20:08

The simple answer is that you should get a helm for each attribute. But if you can't afford that right now, get the one that corresponds to your highest attribute. Probably either DF or Healing, in PvE. A smiting helm might be good for solo farming, but if you're not planning on using it too much it doesn't really matter.

I Brother Bloood I · Oct 15, 2006, 08:15 PM // 20:15

For pve and pvp i use half tats and half +hp armor. Im not sure if +hp armor is in prophecies but w/e. For solo i use la tatoos(55) and shing jea/ascalon armor(spirit bonder)

stoop14 · Oct 15, 2006, 10:35 PM // 22:35

you guys are using all this slang and i don't know the lingo lol, so i should a healing tatoo helm? and this isn't going to be for any kinda pvp so that info is useless too me. I also wana go threw the game with this character.

Tsai · Oct 15, 2006, 10:49 PM // 22:49

for farming with a monk, i assume your gonna go 55 monk, in which case ascetics tattoos are the way to go for +energy since armour wont matter. obviously you cant use this to play normally since youd have around 105 hp so you'd need to buy another set

For general purpose monk through the game, i'd have to say either ascetics again for the extra energy or censors/judges (same effect not sure what the one at droks is called) for +10 vs physical. cause you tend to have alot of angry things running up to you as a monk and try to get you aqquantied with something painful

stoop14 · Oct 15, 2006, 11:10 PM // 23:10

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Originally Posted by Tsai

for farming with a monk, i assume your gonna go 55 monk, in which case ascetics tattoos are the way to go for +energy since armour wont matter. obviously you cant use this to play normally since youd have around 105 hp so you'd need to buy another set

For general purpose monk through the game, i'd have to say either ascetics again for the extra energy or censors/judges (same effect not sure what the one at droks is called) for +10 vs physical. cause you tend to have alot of angry things running up to you as a monk and try to get you aqquantied with something painful

so your saying buy a ascetics tattoos set, and throw superior runes in all peices. then buy another armour to go threw the game with, and you say i should get the +10vs physical one?

also since u seam to know what ur talking about, for a 55monk then for a monk to just game with what skill should i have for my helms.

Effigy · Oct 16, 2006, 01:17 AM // 01:17

55 monk is a solo or small-group farming build. It's very effective for making money, but it doesn't work for doing quests/missions with a regular group. All monks should have a "normal" suit of armor for PvE, which would probably be either Aescetic's (energy) or Censor's/Judge's (armor vs physical). Then you can buy another suit of Aescetic's and put the superior runes on it if you want to do the 55 build as well; also note that you want to have Drok's armor as your main set, but you can buy cheaper tatoos from Lion's Arch or wherever for the 55 build, since your armor rating doesn't matter there.

stoop14 · Oct 16, 2006, 01:22 AM // 01:22

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Originally Posted by Effigy

55 monk is a solo or small-group farming build. It's very effective for making money, but it doesn't work for doing quests/missions with a regular group. All monks should have a "normal" suit of armor for PvE, which would probably be either Aescetic's (energy) or Censor's/Judge's (armor vs physical). Then you can buy another suit of Aescetic's and put the superior runes on it if you want to do the 55 build as well; also note that you want to have Drok's armor as your main set, but you can buy cheaper tatoos from Lion's Arch or wherever for the 55 build, since your armor rating doesn't matter there.

so but witch is better for going threw the game? Tats from droks or the armor vs physical or the armor vs elemental? And what runes do i put inot my main armour? I know what goes into 55 one, just not sure what ones go into my main one.

Tsai · Oct 16, 2006, 05:49 PM // 17:49

i mean no offence by this but ur obviously a bit newb (not noob). So i would reccomend a WoH healing build for starters since its a fairly effective healing build for PVE and doesnt require alot of e management skill. So for that your going to want a helm that gives +1 to healing. personally i prefer to put a major rune on my helm, because
A) its only 1 point less for healing but drains 40 less health
B) due to 55 farming, superior runes are expensive

For armour, id say its between ascetics if you find urself often running out of energy, or judges/censors if you find yourself beign attacked and losing health alot. Either way, you'll want the armour from droks for this as its the max armour lvl

Now for your 55 set, the tats from anywhere, u just want the extra energy. Although i reccomend buying the helm with +1 smiting rather than the +1 energy (i beleive lions arch is the cheapest) then, to bring your health down to 55 you will need a a superior rune on every piece. just use the search function and youll find tonnes on the 55 monk and set up

BUT I STRESS please please please never wear ur 55 set while monking normalling in groups. its really not that usefull in a group situation

*EDIT* oh also forgot to add, rune set up on your normal set. major on the helm as i said, then i like to add a major vigor, and minor healing prot and divine to the body pieces. This just gives you more health and means i can swap helms about when i change build and not have to wear a totally different set of armour. Also minor runes are like free points so always handy to have some for ur stats ^^

Tsai · Oct 16, 2006, 05:50 PM // 17:50

lag double post >.<

Effigy · Oct 16, 2006, 06:41 PM // 18:41

As Tsai said, you want to use the biggest Vigor rune you can afford, plus minor runes for all attributes on your armor. Since you have 4 primary attributes but only 5 pieces of armor, you may have to be a little strategic in how you organize them if you want to have a major/superior rune on the helm. If necessary, you can leave out the minor Smiting on the armor and just put it on a Smiting scalp, since it won't be used on normal monk builds.

stoop14 · Oct 16, 2006, 08:03 PM // 20:03

can u just add all healing runes? Or is there a skill lvl cap?

stoop14 · Oct 16, 2006, 08:03 PM // 20:03

double post

Tsai · Oct 16, 2006, 08:18 PM // 20:18

Afraid runes wont stack. Which means for example, having all 5 minor healing runes, only one would take affect so you would only receive a +1 to healing. Which means you both wasted money, and rune slots

Age · Oct 16, 2006, 10:30 PM // 22:30

For Prophecies only get Wanderers for normal Monking and Ascetics for Farming all ascetics.

stoop14 · Oct 16, 2006, 10:48 PM // 22:48

k so put one of each into all my armour? And use all minor but for a major that i should put into my helm? if i can afford a sup healing rune is that worth the life loss or no?

Age · Oct 16, 2006, 10:53 PM // 22:53

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Originally Posted by stoop14

k so put one of each into all my armour? And use all minor but for a major that i should put into my helm?

You don't need to get a scalp ascetic piece for all your attribute only the one you want to use the most or just plain Devine Favour will do and don't use Majors as Minors are good enough unless you want to.

Effigy · Oct 17, 2006, 04:27 AM // 04:27

For PvE you can go with sup healing, but it really doesn't matter. I don't use it.