So..

I've still been playing Vanguard and having fun, though will be most glad when they fix the new hitching that is most annoying .

Still play my monk, though not as much as I used to (Currently lvl 30, harmonious).  I have actually found my monk a bit boring to play, not boring in the sense I am uber and nothing can touch me, but boring in that it seems as Harmonious I hit my two debuffs, then mostly hit the kick or ashen hand and hope a crit chain opens up.  Maybe things get better later on when I pick up more skills?  Perhaps Dragon style would be better for me?

I have found my dps to be pretty decent using a flawless bladed staff I had crafted.  I can kill 2 dots my lvl decently, and a 3 dot below my lvl if I feel adventurous and have Jin and all my attacks up.

I've been patiently waiting to hear  what the plans for us are from the devs, allowing for time to make the transition when SOE acquired them etc. but as no news has appeared I thought I would ping our mighty Quinn!

I'm okay with whatever you can give us.. but any news right now would be great!

Are we due for another pass soon?  Are they dev's satisfied with where we are?   Anything you can divulge that is in the works?

Couple of things that would be good.

Perhaps a Jin based heal  , this would solve much of our solo problems without overpowering us.
Perhaps some more utility? Buff for the group? I'm not sure but currently I'm a bit underwhelmed by my monk.  I've heard story from lvl 50s that things are better, both dps wise and such...


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This is something I have struggled with as a harmonious monk.  My 1handers are only 44.44 dps and people tell me they should do more overall dps than my Graystone bladestaff.  I am not someone who parses his weapon info but I can tell you that it seems as if I kill much more efficiently when I'm wielding my bladestaff.  Most 2 dots don't stand a chance and I am able to kill 3 dots a lvl or 2 above me if both heals are up and I start with max jin.

Guess I need to get my hands on some rare lvl 50+ 1handers to see the real power of our dps?  I would also like to know how rare 1handers compare to say lvl 50+ rare to heroic 2handers?  (excluding martial swords)

Well, can't say compared to the Graystone one. Don't have that one, as I don't see the point. But perhaps you do better with it because crits are higher in numbers when using a two-hander and you crit a lot? I'm currently using a 48 and a 44.4 H2H combo with melee damage rating and they outdamage any bladestaff I myself have come across  - yet again, as a Dragon. I've never tried Harm, so I couldn't tell you whether our stances differ as much that you would benefit more from a 2-hander, where I wouldn't.
I've come across the Hand of the God King and some Handwraps of the something Gladiator, which are 61 and 56 DPS, respectively, so once I hit 42, I don't see any reason to give them up for a two-hander. They're both item level 51, btw.

I'll delegate this to Harmonious monks out there, because I simply don't have any experience in your field.

same thing with martial staffs my h2h crits are atleast 50% higher dmg wise then my staff
both skills are at maximum but my h2h weapons are slightly better dps wise ~5dps+ comibned but well it seems pretty clear that the double crit damage on 2h weapons (atleast monk ones) doesnŽt work as intended

Great that we're finally gonna see some patch notes about us. Wonder why they didn't tell you INT & VIT issues were getting fixed - doesn't seem that hard to do from where I'm standing.

Say WHAT?!? If they insist on that, I insist they make casters buff their STR & DEX, too. How the hell are we supposed to be the best at sustained melee damage if they make us raise our INT to do so? It makes no god damn sense. We need to up our STR, DEX, CON (since everyone and their uncle expect us to tank and for pulling), VIT and INT now? Show me ONE other class that has to do that, and for such mediocre returns as well. What's next, WIS for crits on Feet of the Fire Dragon?

Really, the carrot has been dangling for too frakking long. If they stick with this, it might just be enough to make me quit for good.

as a raŽki monk its actually better for me this way :-P yay for super ip

There's a diffrence on what might look good on paper, and what's actually workable; monks suffer immensely from being just a paper figure - there seriously can't be much practical works with it since so little has changed and how obvious this would be with at least some of it.
For example, if monks where indeed designed to use intelligence to fuel secrets and vitality to fuel the self-heal, then why are these stats not present on the variousl monk gear? Why aren't there any fire/cold/spirit damage mods (or just damage!) - or healing mod for that matter since ignore pain is supposed to be a "heal" on any of our class-specific gear? Or is this another 3rd-round beta "ops" that just surfaced and was kept because it does indeed look good on paper?