Curse

Cebe · Jan 24, 2007, 11:06 AM // 11:06

Ok so I just tried Defender's Zeal. I actually think it's pretty awesome. It doesn't work too well with hench because they see you cast something on a foe and think "I must kill him"....so like JYX says, they die too fast. If you're with humans (who don't shout "ZOMG a SMITER NOOB") then you can easily cast it on the foes that aren't targetted first and it usually provides a nice income of energy just on 2 or 3 foes. I need to play around with it a bit more but from my experience so far I'm fairly impressed.

roger pedrosa · Jan 27, 2007, 01:57 AM // 01:57

dude if u want to have fun with smitting check this page out. i love smitting been smiting since i started with prophecies i do 80% of the game with smiting then when it comes doen to team effort i have to be a healer.....check this out............................................... ......
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Build:M...ntment_Smiter;)

dgb · Jan 27, 2007, 05:30 AM // 05:30

Smite is much like fire. Except for a few good builds (SF, AoE Smite) it suffers from big direct damages on abysmal recharges which burn through stupid ammounts of energy. Sure you can run it but what's the point...

Legendary Shiz · Jan 27, 2007, 07:29 AM // 07:29

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Originally Posted by noocoo

Its not cheap.........

10e.....

Compaired to what other big time smite damage dealers? It's less than Ray, less than SoJ, less than balth aura.

ScorpiusX · Feb 05, 2007, 04:16 AM // 04:16

I completed NF with hench/hero using this setup:

Mo/Me

Bane Signet
Banish
Spear of Light
Lightbringers Gaze --may aswell be a smiting skill

Word of Censure
Power Drain
Leech Signet
Whichever rez you feel comfortable with i used Rebirth

Smite 12+1+3
Inspiration 12

Used a smiting rod with 20% recharge and +15-1 nrg and a focus with 20% recharge and 12+5 nrg. Also had a swap out set with 20% recharge and +5^50 nrg.

May not be everyones cup of tea but it worked well enough for me.

Now time for a Gripe

Smiting seriously needs a buff, no one takes me seriously when I say I'm a smiting monk. Yet whenever I go into a mission area I have to fight off loads of requests to join, cos as soon as they find I smite its OMFG!!! You Total NOOOOOB!!..
FFS I've been playing this character for 20 months and I am sick of being told how to heal or how to protect by players who only know monking from reading forums (thats why I now Smite). And my usual reply to them is "if thats how you want a monk to play THEN GO PLAY A SODDING MONK!!!".
I have no problems with discussing a monks role with folk who've played monks, but those who haven't have no idea how much it pisses us off to be told how to play, (well it pisses me of something chonic anyway).

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Cebe · Feb 05, 2007, 08:51 AM // 08:51

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Originally Posted by ScorpiusX

Now time for a Gripe

w00t!

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Originally Posted by ScorpiusX

Smiting seriously needs a buff, no one takes me seriously when I say I'm a smiting monk. Yet whenever I go into a mission area I have to fight off loads of requests to join, cos as soon as they find I smite its OMFG!!! You Total NOOOOOB!!..

/signed

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Originally Posted by ScorpiusX

FFS I've been playing this character for 20 months and I am sick of being told how to heal or how to protect by players who only know monking from reading forums (thats why I now Smite). And my usual reply to them is "if thats how you want a monk to play THEN GO PLAY A SODDING MONK!!!".

QFT.
I got told by someone the other day "Make sure you watch Olias. He's an MM". Yes...right... ? eh? You thought I'd just let him die... Ugh, the patronising ones are the worse...the ones who have never played monk before and for some reason think they need to give you advice...One mission I do enjoy monking (healing) in, however, is Abaddon's Gate. That one's fun!

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Originally Posted by ScorpiusX

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Don't we all... but... Guild... Wars.... is....calling......

To continue the smiting monk discussion I played smiting for fun in Divinity Coast the other day. I was only going in with Heroes and a Friend...I had immense fun maintaining Retribution on all 6 party members throughout the entire mission.

Build...for anyone remotely interested..
Retribution, Mantra of Inscriptions, Signet of Judgement, Bane Signet, Signet of Devotion, Blessed Signet, Reversal of Damage, Res.

Damage output was piss-small and it was kinda stupid but was so much fun to play!!