hi
im really thinking about giving Vanguard another try..
i left this game some months ago because it was so full of bugs.. i tried hard to stay here because this game is so full of details and stuff im missing in other games.
And of course i loved my little goblin monk and i never thought of playing another class..

so i wanted to know if there where some big changes to the game since i left.. have there been some bigger bug fixes for traveling on long ways (which always seem to crit me off the game for 2-3 times) or are the more crowded places still so lagging like they where used to be? I remember some dungeons that where unplayable for a long time at the weekend because there where bugged Monsters (ants) all over the place and stuff like that.
Im not complaining about the Monk class. I loved it to play a monk and i was very welcome in many groups because they knew i could play it right. I was around lvl 30 when I left (if i remember right) and i just wanted to know if it is a good time to give this great game another try.

After finishing the quest for the Harmonious style yesterday (it was a pain for me as a goblin *g*)
I played around with the Tiger/Jin Stance and i must say you get out of endurance (ooe) veeery fast in Tiger Stance.
The 20% Crit Bonus is nice.. but after 2 finishers you are ooe and have to wait to use another chain/finisher.
I dont think my DPS went up incredibly with Tiger using bare fists.
So i went to the Broker and bought some blue bladed staff (there was not one yellow 2hander at the broker with decent dps ratings) and went training in 2hand piercing and bladed staff
My Skill is around 160now in 2hand piercing and i can see some very good hits from time to time 1800-2000dmg with a single hit (the 2handers are slow though)

I was speaking to some other Monks on my server yesterday too and i found a drunken style monk (rare.. very rare) who is staying in the 10% haste stance most time and likes it.. Ill give that a try too when i have got the time
I like the moves with a bladed staff alot more then the "boxing" moves you can see using fists.
But they could have done way more of that.. its like 2-3 animations for x different attack skills..
Just go to a kung fu school and watch someone practicing forms and you will notice there is more than 2-3 attack strikings you can do with a bladed staff

As far as I can say (for me)
Naked Fists - dragon style
2 Handers with crit bonus- harmonious

Gbrap -25 Goblin Monk

Jin Surge + Feet of the Fire Dragon? (the dragon style dot)
if it crits you will do 1000 and more dmg per tick.. which is not bad

I went dragon style with lvl 15 and loved it till now.
I tink ill give harmonious a chance and try it for some time but with dragon i was always doing incredible good dmg (i only use my fists - no weapons ) I stay in dragon (dps) stance almost 100% of my time. I only switch stances when my group is dead (i have to FD).

-Gbrap Goblin Monk now lvl 24

Kick of the Heavens I

is lvl 22 not lvl 20

Ashen Hand III is lvl 18 for me (dragon monk)