Which armour you prefer for monk?

breaking-benjamin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Hello to all ^^

Well, I want to know which kind of armour you like best, for monk, of course.

For stats and for look.


Btw, its just me or the canthan character (for monk) faces and hairs are better than prophecies ones?


Thanks in advanced!

Ulivious The Reaper

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

1.5k kurzick dyed black or red with the astectics (sp) mods, well the ones that give + energy

sotodefonk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mo/Me

15k kurzik with energy boost

Brutal

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

UK

Hired Killers [HK]

Mo/

I bought 15k Kurzick armour and dyed it black and have now decided I hate it so have gone back to tattooed torso for the +8 energy and Shing Jea feet, arms and legs with the Kurzick head tattoo. All dyed black still looks the best in my eyes.
As for stats I usually play as boon prot so go for the +10 armour whilst enchanted (Acolytes?) due to Divine Boon.

When playing PvE I usually go full healer so just put on full tattooes except for the legs which I equip with the Shing Jea trousers as I hate that little towel he has flapping around his privates.

As for the Canthan chars looking better (faces/hair) I'd have to agree where as the Prophecies Necros look much better.

Lyssas

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Good Old Abnormal Times

A/Rt

Well personaly I like Luxon 15k female armor (not the hand pieces though since they look like she's made a kung-fu chop through a pair of cheeses)

Anyways forget the energy boosting armor since a proper monk will not need extra energy, I'd say the health boosting one or even the one with defence bonus while enchanted.

]SK[

]SK[

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Nottingham, UK

GV

W/

FoW with the old Orange dye which looked Sky Blue. Shame my monk will never get to use that colour

remmeh

remmeh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Apathy Inc [AI]

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by ]SK[
FoW with the old Orange dye which looked Sky Blue. Shame my monk will never get to use that colour i love that color! it's so bright and colorful. but i don't wear my fow ascetics anymore... i wear 15k kurzick dyed black, acolyte's chest and pants, ascetic's hands and feet.

BDStyle

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

Lightning strikes twice

Mo/A

[Sarcasm]well if your trully l33t and harccore like I am[/Sarcasm] you'd not wear armour at all... underwear ftw!

In all seriousness though i like Canthan top+shingjea trousers.. tatoo's on forearms and tyrian sandles (so soul is brown not dyed)
All in Blue dye (mind you i'm going to try b+S+S dye)

If I'm one man monking I'll take ascetics mods.
Its all well and good saying a good monk doesn't need the energy... he doesn't need extra armour/health more though as you shouldn't have any agro on you

NinjaKai

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

Duality Of The Dragon

Sacred
15k Wonderers (Vestmant and Legging only)
15k Luxon

SnipiousMax

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

I use ethe +armor while enchanted for my chest and Legs when I play Boon or Bonder, I use the +armor vs. Physical otherwise. Arms and Legs I use the +health armor (shepards I think?).

As far as looks go, I like the 1.5 Kurzick/15 luxon armor alot for a female monk. I like the 1.5 Canthan for the Male.

Anarion Silverhand

Anarion Silverhand

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Denmark

None

I run Full acolyte's at the moment, although I'm considernig running asthetics with Shepers pants.

This is my armor:
I used to have it red, but I got tired of looking at it..

diamond dust

diamond dust

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Somewhere out there ;)

Sshhh, It's a secret :o



that color? ^_^ i discovered that color by accident, was just messing around with dyes.. i fell in love with it and stuck with it. my monkie is the one on the left

my monkie is wearing a full 15k kurz now dyed black, tho

back on topic: i prefer all energy armor, cuz im an energy ho. i want all i can get

Anarion Silverhand

Anarion Silverhand

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Denmark

None

Quote:
Originally Posted by diamond dust
cuz im an energy ho. Aren't we all??

Anyway, I like that dye combo. Nice work.

little pat

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2005

A Crowd of Invisible Ducks

Mo/

For a boon/prot I favour the +10 armour while enchanted, which I use in conjunction with a +5 energy sword with defence mod and a +5 armour +45hp while enchanted focus.

For other monk roles I like the +10 armour vs physical because of all the warriors/thumpers running about in PvP, I also have a 15k set of wanderers...and a set of ascetics for 55ing...I'm SO glad they put material storage in.

Edit: Oh, and the hair's better, but I prefer my prophecies monk still.

the sly fox

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

TX

Mo/N

i prefer propices monk skills 2 also i use the la armor for 55 b/c it doesnt matter what u have.
and for regualr healing/prot armor i use half judges and half dragon 15k armor dyed black

little pat

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2005

A Crowd of Invisible Ducks

Mo/

I got my 55 armour from Denravi, the Star pattern ascetics are so much prettier than the dragon ones :P
Also, all my armour is dyed purple, always has been always will be.

Judge The Monk

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

Glory Of Death

Mo/

For me it's gotta be Ascetics FOW Dyed Black...

Retz

Retz

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Ex Talionis [Law]

R/Me



Judges Chest & Pants, Ascetics Hands and Shoes.

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005



Black Ascalon, purple sandals (don't ask).

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

I still prefer Tryian 15k armours and the 1.5 version.I happen to like Judges,Saintly and Wanderers.I to like the presearing armour as well as the 1.5k and 15k Kurzick jacket or top.That is nice looking Loki I would of left the sandals plain

Merlin Munk

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mazters Of Doom (MOD)

Mo/Me

I personálly got Droks Judge for armour and it looks good. I will NEVER put on full tatoos, simply cause it makes u look like a big baby ;-P , And no energy is worth that, lol

Loki Seiguro

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

IGN: Scarlet Test Ace

We play Isketch in [HoH]

E/

well i havent checked out any of the monk armors in cathan (i bought 15k tats tyrian and im scared i wasted my money lol) but as for armor type for tats for the extra energy but also if you think how can't handle topo much pounding (as the a.i of the monsters seem to have increased they will target the monks first) get some of the clothes of just mix it up. (usually i would recommend tats for the chest piece always becuase it gives the most energy boost..i think..)

Vahn Roi

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

Before factions came out I was used to wearing Wanderer's armor, after I traveled to Cantha I started getting hooked on Ascetic's (since it no longer means wearing full tats) This effected my energy management in a negative way I recently made the switch to Judges top and trousers and Ascetic's arms and feet.

Maxiemonster

Maxiemonster

There is no spoon.

Join Date: Jun 2005

Netherlands

Mo/

1.5K Canthan Acolyte's set!

I think 1.5K Canthan is very stylish, and I'm not rich enough to buy a FoW set at the moment and the 15K Canthan Acolyte sets don't look that great (only the 15K Luxon gloves ).

zarah

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Belgium

W/

Currently my new monk is going for survivors, she is using 1.5k canthan armor atm, the +10 AL when enchanted, for more armor, so the mobs dont always attack me...
When she gets r3 survivor, she will get 15K armor, not sure wich one atm, but she will get one for her good work.

easyg

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Hawaii

FPS

Mo/Me

Little Beth is wearing 15k Kurzick dyed black. For some reason, I always hated Tyrian monk armour.

Slainster

Slainster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Black tatts FTW! I dont mind them, although the new factions armors does not look to bad. im waiting for nightfall now though.

The Chimpster

The Chimpster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

England

X-Universe [XU]

Mo/Me

1.5 kurzick dyed silver silver silver yellow (whiteish) with dark brown shoes and a black 1.5k luxon head tattoo.

Chest and trousers are +10 while enchanted, rest are asthetics.

2ndName

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

I have 2 sets of energy armors. 1 set of Droks Tats for 55ing and another set of 15Kurzick to breeze by the Factions campaign. Now, I am thinking of getting the 15K Luxon, not too sure which one. I probably will not go energy this time around. Will use my 15K Kurzick as my 55ing outfit and use the 15K Luxon as my healing outfit.

I know that energy will probably be the safest route for me, but if I did not take that route, the 2nd route to take is the HP one? I would get the armor while enchanted but in Cantha, it seems that the enemies are always shattering enchantments so I will end up with a useless armor. The HP could be beneficial with countering degen.

But from what I have noticed, with me using an energy sword, I hardly get aggroed. I probably died once Monking in the Factions campaign because a warrior in the group aggroed 3 different mob groups.

Soo very confused in picking out which attributes I want for my next armor.

ben glover

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Great British Army

W/Mo

can any1 tell me where u get the 15k luxon and kurzick armours pls...can u add me on game and tell me as i am not that often on GW guru...add ben glover

oh and btw..there the 2 armours that i like, i prefer the luxon armour but i'm a kurzick xD

thank you...