Hmmm... was hopin I could get Chunli to post... or another very knowledgable dragon monk

not implemented yet

Well being somewhat new to monks and more new to being a dragon (lvl 19 now, only 4 levels of experimentation)

The strange thing is, I had a:
Torrid Bladestaff  2H
35-52dmg  Speed 3.25
13.23 dps
100 hp
8 Str
lvl 23
Damage on Char sheet listed with no buffs = 193-217

and when I upgraded to
Indistinct Bladestaff 2h
53-80 Dmg  Speed 3.25
20.31 dps
63 Energy
13 Dex
0 (+13 Dex) <-wtf is this
12 healing focus
Damage on Char sheet listed with no buffs = 207-242



I noticed absolutely NO DMG increase... same 2H Piercing, Bladestaff skill... did +8 str make a 7 DPS difference? Whats going on there.

Also... I'm trying to decide between dual wielding fist type weapons or using a bladestaff. As a dragon monk who's in Storm Dragon most of the time, which would be best? I was guessing a high dmg bladestaff to maximize instant attack damage. However sometimes my far lower dps dual wielding:

Torrid Fistwraps 1h
22-25 dmg   speed 2.15
10.70 dps
29 hp
Character sheet listed dmg (no buffs) = 123-126 MH  64-65 OH... total 187-191

...was hitting harder... sometimes quite regularly...

Am I not understanding some crucial fact with weapons? Specifically something with monks? Also note: all these comparisons were done on the same mobs of the same levels and dot #s (bugbears outside of Three River village). Then tested on other mobs (bear cubs) under the same conditions...

Now I dont have a parse or actual numbers because I'm too lazy to write them down or search this out extensively on my own, aside from browsing the forums. So if anyone could give me a good run down of what TYPE (not specific wep names) of weapons is best for what... especially as a dragon monk... I would really appreciate it. Also, whether certain stats on weapons outweigh a minor dps increase (i.e. 8 str >/= 6 dps? I wouldnt think so but it appears that way) and so on.

Thanks again in advance to whomever responds to this post in any fashion.

Hey all, just wanted to say whatsup, relatively new monk to the game, got a Psi, blood mage, and a few others i play. All of my Characters are on Flamehammer. I'm just glad I found this site, it's come in handy so far.

P.S. I know my name is similer to the whole orc "Martok" or whatever.... unfortunately (even though I'm an orc lol) I didnt realize this until my character was like, level 10 or so, and I really didnt feel like re-rolling. I guess I must have noticed the name of the city when i rolled one of my other characters and it only made it into my subconscious. Perhaps eventually I'll petition a name change. Since it kinda irritates me.

Anyway, see ya around