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Monk vs Zerk

Discussion in 'Melee' started by Razorwulf, Sep 2, 2023.

  1. Roxas MM Augur

    and yet, me as a beastlord eat monks for breakfast dps wise, and can still do a lot more things as well.
  2. Buds Augur

    I don't get it. I have a 125 BL, Rogue, Ranger, SK, Mage, Necro etc.. My BL is by far the lowest DPS of all of them. My rogue absolutely smokes him DPS wise, another world, even my ranger is WAY more dps. That's all with raid gear and top focus for pet. Hell my SK does more DPS, no question. Are people just talking a brief burn or something?
  3. Cadira Augur

    Raids or group? If you're rotating burns all the time on beast he should be pretty solid, if just auto attacking they're probably gonna get killed by most classes. Can't compete with assassinate and headshot, though.
  4. fransisco Augur

    If rangers are routinely beating you in dps, its not a class thing. Either they have vastly better gear, or the monk/zreker isn't using their abilities very well.
  5. Andarriel Everquest player since 2000

    Rangers are great behind a mage pet thats what i do. Im leveling up a bst though so i can have mind buff for my ranger.
  6. Pimento Elder



    Thanks for making me smile - this made my day!
  7. Tolzol Augur

    Well tbf most of that comment was true when he made it. Excluding monk adps it’s far from garbage. It’s just not true anymore lol.
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  8. I_Love_My_Bandwidth Mercslayer

    Accurate. Monk adps is okay. It was a salty day. :(
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  10. EagleTalon99 Elder

    Monk: really good dps, but not the best. But is a grandmaster of pulling & splitting mobs. They make bard pulling look like trash.

    Berserkers: Beat mobs to death. SERIOUSLY !@@!

    I box both. :)
  11. Dre. Altoholic

    A mind-boggling sense of entitlement from those who lack perspective from playing other classes.
  12. fransisco Augur

    100% agree. A pet is the bar. If a player tank is getting beaten by a pet, its not the pet thats at fault.
  13. I_Love_My_Bandwidth Mercslayer

    This comment did not age well. :)
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  14. NatazzEvoli Elder

    I would say stay as a beast. Your utility, aDPS and DPS potential exceeds that of zerk/monk.

    There is quite a bit of misinformation regarding zerk/monk dps though. Often on our LS raids, they're pulling ~2m dps w/o optimized adps, sometimes more depending on the fight. The weapon boost helped them significantly, along with beasts.
  15. Xianzu_Monk_Tunare Augur

    Changes were made in recent months that changed a fair bit of that to be more of what you are seeing, but most of the posts pre-date those changes.
  16. Loviticus Elder


    With all the changes to monk, have rogues received anything that would help them keep up?