Divine and Prot all the way, minor runes in both with a headpiece for prot, you know the energy sets by now.. you'll need enchanting..
Rev of Fortune
Sig of Devotion
Deny Hexes
Dismiss Condition
Spirit Bond
Aura of Faith
op (i use Balths Spirit)
op (i use GolE)
just apply aura as much as you want before the match, then try your best to kinda keep it up... its not hard with 60+second last.. spirit bond for spikes, you get north of 130 hp a heal from it, and so on..
go nuts, i just scored mad glad points with it..
Really working well for me.. New Build
Mekkakat
Div
So um...you have no self defense and what happens if they strip aura of faith?
Stormlord Alex
Enchant stripping? In RA? Heresy!
Mekkakat
no defense? spirit bond isnt defense? lol..
anyhow.. what if ANYONE rips ANYTHING to ANYONE using enchants? its called a cover enchant, timing, and practice, if someone's build to shred enchanters, most protters are dead anyway. i've fought corrupters and made aura work with aplomb before..
anyhow.. what if ANYONE rips ANYTHING to ANYONE using enchants? its called a cover enchant, timing, and practice, if someone's build to shred enchanters, most protters are dead anyway. i've fought corrupters and made aura work with aplomb before..
Div
This is a PvE forum, and RA is not PvE. If you're brave enough, go post this build in the Gladiator's arena (PvP) section and see what kind of responses you get. But then you'll find out your build fails miserably...
I won't even bother to explain why it fails, because apparently you don't get it. If you don't trust me that it fails, post it in Gladiator's arena and we'll see about it
I won't even bother to explain why it fails, because apparently you don't get it. If you don't trust me that it fails, post it in Gladiator's arena and we'll see about it
Mekkakat
i never talked about RA, i said "match", and i know what forum this is, it works even better in PvE. if all you can do is bash something without trying it, testing, or even explaining yourself, dont talk at all, cause you look like a scrub. its a fun build, and something DIFFERENT, lets see something you've come up with and we'll talk... you probably run something retarded like SoR..
ca_aok
ROFL @ SoR being "retarded".
The main reason Aura fails is because it's Healer's Boon for a single target only... using it with Spirit Bond is a novel idea, certainly, but I'd still say there are better things you could be doing with your elite slot in a prot build... your job is to prevent damage, not outheal it.
The main reason Aura fails is because it's Healer's Boon for a single target only... using it with Spirit Bond is a novel idea, certainly, but I'd still say there are better things you could be doing with your elite slot in a prot build... your job is to prevent damage, not outheal it.
Snow Bunny
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Originally Posted by Mekkakat
i never talked about RA, i said "match", and i know what forum this is, it works even better in PvE. if all you can do is bash something without trying it, testing, or even explaining yourself, dont talk at all, cause you look like a scrub. its a fun build, and something DIFFERENT, lets see something you've come up with and we'll talk... you probably run something retarded like SoR..
SoR is retarded?
Aura of Faith is good?
Waaaaaiiiiit up.
Masamune, Alex....this is a monk version of the N/W Survivor build with soul leech! Woot!
So...when you post a build, pve/pvp regardless, and you get negative feedback, you ignorantly flame someone who's a. respectable b. knowledgeable?
GG. I'm sure when you say "Glad" you mean "Sunspear", but don't worry.
Melandru's Resilience and SoR are excellent choices for TA/RA and easily are superior to this.
Aura of Faith doesn't stand up very well....
SoR is excellent for patching up an ally that needs it, and allows you to concentrate on the others in your party. It's certainly viable for 4v4 action. And skills like Guardian are pretty nice too.
Edit: I was a bit harsh in my initial entry. I toned myself down a bit
Aura of Faith is good?
Waaaaaiiiiit up.
Masamune, Alex....this is a monk version of the N/W Survivor build with soul leech! Woot!
So...when you post a build, pve/pvp regardless, and you get negative feedback, you ignorantly flame someone who's a. respectable b. knowledgeable?
GG. I'm sure when you say "Glad" you mean "Sunspear", but don't worry.
Melandru's Resilience and SoR are excellent choices for TA/RA and easily are superior to this.
Aura of Faith doesn't stand up very well....
SoR is excellent for patching up an ally that needs it, and allows you to concentrate on the others in your party. It's certainly viable for 4v4 action. And skills like Guardian are pretty nice too.
Edit: I was a bit harsh in my initial entry. I toned myself down a bit
Stormlord Alex
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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny
Masamune, Alex....this is a monk version of the N/W Survivor build with soul leech! Woot!
No wai!
That was a truly horrendous showing of human stupidity... I wonder whether Moko got round to kicking his ass?
On-topic: Sorry about assuming it was RA, but... well... you *did* mention Glad points.
That was a truly horrendous showing of human stupidity... I wonder whether Moko got round to kicking his ass?
On-topic: Sorry about assuming it was RA, but... well... you *did* mention Glad points.
Div
Ok, to be fair, this is probably the OP's first time posting an original build, which is why he's making a big deal out of it being original, so I shouldn't be so harsh.
Let me explain my thoughts on this build more clearly, and see if you'll agree.
First, what I mean by defense is something like defensive stance, return, or dark escape. It allows for damage mitigation, which along with kiting is very important in any place, regardless of PvE or PvP. You mentioned glad points, so I'll assume it's RA. Spirit bond is great, but it does nothing against that dragon slash warrior pumping out 30-50 damage hits at you at a rapid pace.
Second, your healing relies too much on aura of faith. Sure, if I run a monk build, you can strip my prot spirit and I'll cry for a bit, but that won't break me. Stripping AoF will greatly reduce your healing power, and since this is a prot build healing is already lacking.
Third, you have no active small prots in that build if you decide to take GoLE and Balth spirit for your two optional skills. That would further decrease your ability to mitigate damage. Guardian, SoA, and SH are all great choices that would make the build less weak.
Dismiss condition is a good choice here because of all the enchantments you're throwing around, and you can use it like a gift of health. Good synergy of SB and AoF too.
The biggest things you will run into in RA (that monks generally have trouble with) is physical damage overload and hexes overload. This build could definitely use a defensive skill and small prots as mentioned above for physical damage overload, and as for hexes, you generally have to heal through it, which this build lacks too.
The biggest things in HM PvE is the massive AoE damage on your team that you have to heal back up. It's hard to maintain AoF on the entire party of 8, and prot spirit is definitely the better choice here for damage mitigation.
I won't talk about my qualifications here, but I assure you that I have more than enough monking experience (especially when compared to the other guru users) to critique and give comments on your build.
Let me explain my thoughts on this build more clearly, and see if you'll agree.
First, what I mean by defense is something like defensive stance, return, or dark escape. It allows for damage mitigation, which along with kiting is very important in any place, regardless of PvE or PvP. You mentioned glad points, so I'll assume it's RA. Spirit bond is great, but it does nothing against that dragon slash warrior pumping out 30-50 damage hits at you at a rapid pace.
Second, your healing relies too much on aura of faith. Sure, if I run a monk build, you can strip my prot spirit and I'll cry for a bit, but that won't break me. Stripping AoF will greatly reduce your healing power, and since this is a prot build healing is already lacking.
Third, you have no active small prots in that build if you decide to take GoLE and Balth spirit for your two optional skills. That would further decrease your ability to mitigate damage. Guardian, SoA, and SH are all great choices that would make the build less weak.
Dismiss condition is a good choice here because of all the enchantments you're throwing around, and you can use it like a gift of health. Good synergy of SB and AoF too.
The biggest things you will run into in RA (that monks generally have trouble with) is physical damage overload and hexes overload. This build could definitely use a defensive skill and small prots as mentioned above for physical damage overload, and as for hexes, you generally have to heal through it, which this build lacks too.
The biggest things in HM PvE is the massive AoE damage on your team that you have to heal back up. It's hard to maintain AoF on the entire party of 8, and prot spirit is definitely the better choice here for damage mitigation.
I won't talk about my qualifications here, but I assure you that I have more than enough monking experience (especially when compared to the other guru users) to critique and give comments on your build.
Mekkakat
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Originally Posted by holymasamune
Ok, to be fair, this is probably the OP's first time posting an original build, which is why he's making a big deal out of it being original, so I shouldn't be so harsh.
really cute, obviously trying to boost the e-peen again with this blatant attack on me for no apparent reason. i'm not even going to acknowledge this by trying to explain where he fails at embarrassing me or whatever, but your little status on this forums, paired with your ever-expanding ego amuses me.
i could care less where your "background" comes from, learn some damn manors.
second, i apologize for going off topic saying "glad points" because i was merely stating that i tested the build in some easier HM missions, and in RA, in which both i faced enchant stripping, and still managed 10 wins/completion of the mission with no deaths. its not the BEST build, no one said that, and in fact, ALL i said was, "the build is working really well for me". you think idk that aura is pretty much crappy compared to ZB, Divert, and some of the other ace elites? geeze, just trying to be creativ... oh wait, this is build wars, my bad, i forgot you're only 1337 if you can copy someone else's build.
regardless, the build isn't great, never was, but its fun, different, and easy to learn for someone who hasn't monked much.
really cute, obviously trying to boost the e-peen again with this blatant attack on me for no apparent reason. i'm not even going to acknowledge this by trying to explain where he fails at embarrassing me or whatever, but your little status on this forums, paired with your ever-expanding ego amuses me.
i could care less where your "background" comes from, learn some damn manors.
second, i apologize for going off topic saying "glad points" because i was merely stating that i tested the build in some easier HM missions, and in RA, in which both i faced enchant stripping, and still managed 10 wins/completion of the mission with no deaths. its not the BEST build, no one said that, and in fact, ALL i said was, "the build is working really well for me". you think idk that aura is pretty much crappy compared to ZB, Divert, and some of the other ace elites? geeze, just trying to be creativ... oh wait, this is build wars, my bad, i forgot you're only 1337 if you can copy someone else's build.
regardless, the build isn't great, never was, but its fun, different, and easy to learn for someone who hasn't monked much.
moriz
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Originally Posted by Mekkakat
really cute, obviously trying to boost the e-peen again with this blatant attack on me for no apparent reason. i'm not even going to acknowledge this by trying to explain where he fails at embarrassing me or whatever, but your little status on this forums, paired with your ever-expanding ego amuses me.
i could care less where your "background" comes from, learn some damn manors. umm.... there's no need to be super defensive about everything.... you don't have to take a swing at everyone you see. he's trying to help.
but you can be rude and obnoxious if you want. the only difference between a nub and a pro is that the nub will manage to sound stupid as well as obnoxious, while the pro is obnoxious but painfully right.
i could care less where your "background" comes from, learn some damn manors. umm.... there's no need to be super defensive about everything.... you don't have to take a swing at everyone you see. he's trying to help.
but you can be rude and obnoxious if you want. the only difference between a nub and a pro is that the nub will manage to sound stupid as well as obnoxious, while the pro is obnoxious but painfully right.
Mekkakat
where did i "take a swing at everyone i saw"? i was talking about holy, Jesus.
l Artemis Entreri l
...pro is short for "professional". Professional –adjective 1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
to break that even smaller for you; it means that someone would have a job playing guild wars and getting payed. I don't know anyone besides the A'net staff taht gets to play it and get payed.
to break that even smaller for you; it means that someone would have a job playing guild wars and getting payed. I don't know anyone besides the A'net staff taht gets to play it and get payed.
Snow Bunny
Regardless.
The build is bad.
OP responded poorly to negative criticism, then responded even more negatively at a good attempt to excuse the build.
You also flamed a very intelligent and thoughtful contributor to this forum in the process.
GG.
This thread failed from inception.
The build is bad.
OP responded poorly to negative criticism, then responded even more negatively at a good attempt to excuse the build.
You also flamed a very intelligent and thoughtful contributor to this forum in the process.
GG.
This thread failed from inception.
moko
original, has a working concept. (as far as it looks; don't have time to test really)
ps he's right to say that SoR is retarded.
i'd take mtouch or soa for the optional in b.spirit slot, though.
ps he's right to say that SoR is retarded.
i'd take mtouch or soa for the optional in b.spirit slot, though.
ender6
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Originally Posted by l Artemis Entreri l
...pro is short for "professional". Professional –adjective 1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
to break that even smaller for you; it means that someone would have a job playing guild wars and getting payed. I don't know anyone besides the A'net staff taht gets to play it and get payed.
LOL -- you looked up the definition of professional and then failed to spell "payed" correctly. Incidentally I believe "pro" is strictly being used to infer that the person is an expert. (aka slang -- i'll let you look that one up at your leisure)
As for the OP, it's not too hard to get 10 wins in a row in RA considering it is Random Areans by name which means that several random factors can contribute to a win streak. For example, having excellent teammates, or perhaps having sub par opponents. To be a bit more constructive though, the biggest failure I see regarding this build (in the sense of PvP) is spiritbond fails against a steady stream low to mid range damage. Not to mention the more or less wasted elite spot when compared with other options available to you. I however will say that I am sure this would have more success in high end PvE areas espicially if comingled with a cover enchant, Gaurdian comes to mind, or holy veil.
Of course by now I am almost certain you have your blinders on and are unphased by constructive criticism.
to break that even smaller for you; it means that someone would have a job playing guild wars and getting payed. I don't know anyone besides the A'net staff taht gets to play it and get payed.
LOL -- you looked up the definition of professional and then failed to spell "payed" correctly. Incidentally I believe "pro" is strictly being used to infer that the person is an expert. (aka slang -- i'll let you look that one up at your leisure)
As for the OP, it's not too hard to get 10 wins in a row in RA considering it is Random Areans by name which means that several random factors can contribute to a win streak. For example, having excellent teammates, or perhaps having sub par opponents. To be a bit more constructive though, the biggest failure I see regarding this build (in the sense of PvP) is spiritbond fails against a steady stream low to mid range damage. Not to mention the more or less wasted elite spot when compared with other options available to you. I however will say that I am sure this would have more success in high end PvE areas espicially if comingled with a cover enchant, Gaurdian comes to mind, or holy veil.
Of course by now I am almost certain you have your blinders on and are unphased by constructive criticism.
Mekkakat
another accusation anyone?
no, i don't have "blinders" on ender, i read every post, and i already knew where my flaws with the build was, its not perfect, but it worked for me. as far as the "glad points" go, those were in TA, i only got 1 point in RA, whereas i made 2 in TA, then i just stopped testing altogether anyhow, and i played with it in some of the more excited HM missions.. then i got bored playing monk, and played my warrior and sin lol..
anyhow, you can swap out skills for whatever suits you for the situation, i love spirit bond, but thats just me. i use SoA in RA/TA, and for pve i love balths or even channeling for easier play.
no, i don't have "blinders" on ender, i read every post, and i already knew where my flaws with the build was, its not perfect, but it worked for me. as far as the "glad points" go, those were in TA, i only got 1 point in RA, whereas i made 2 in TA, then i just stopped testing altogether anyhow, and i played with it in some of the more excited HM missions.. then i got bored playing monk, and played my warrior and sin lol..
anyhow, you can swap out skills for whatever suits you for the situation, i love spirit bond, but thats just me. i use SoA in RA/TA, and for pve i love balths or even channeling for easier play.
Div
I made a completely constructive post discussing the strengths and weaknesses of your build, and all you do is attack me without even responding to your build?
The only reason why I talked about my background was because you directly attacked me in calling me a scrub and implying I have no ability to cover enchant or time things.
Since you're not even going to talk about my comments to your build and instead just wants to flame me, then I'll tell you this. You'll never be a good player and will always play second-class subpar "fun" builds because you can't take any kind of criticism.
If you're posting this as a TA build, then you should explain the other three characters in the build, because it's just like posting one character build from an HA or GvG group, pretty limited.
Given your attitude, you're probably just going to pick one line from this post and attack it, but now that I said it, maybe you'll actually respond to my constructive criticism of your build?
And as for the definition of pro, directly from dictionary.com:
12. an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro.
4. Having or showing great skill; expert
Quote:
The only reason why I talked about my background was because you directly attacked me in calling me a scrub and implying I have no ability to cover enchant or time things.
Since you're not even going to talk about my comments to your build and instead just wants to flame me, then I'll tell you this. You'll never be a good player and will always play second-class subpar "fun" builds because you can't take any kind of criticism.
If you're posting this as a TA build, then you should explain the other three characters in the build, because it's just like posting one character build from an HA or GvG group, pretty limited.
Given your attitude, you're probably just going to pick one line from this post and attack it, but now that I said it, maybe you'll actually respond to my constructive criticism of your build?
And as for the definition of pro, directly from dictionary.com:
12. an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro.
4. Having or showing great skill; expert
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Mekkakat
lol you sound affuly defensive saying i called you a "scrub" because i simply said timing is everything in a game like Guild Wars. i specifically said that the build doesn't feature a powerhouse elite, its got decent damage migitation, and has even more when you put in things like SoA, SH, or even more healing power with GoH, by utilizing the option slots, so where i didn't "discuss the strengths and weaknesses of my build" lies, is again, failed on your part, seeing as i openly admitted the build was sub-par, and more or less a casual build that, and again, "worked for me".
lol and you call me defensive? you throw a hissy fit when your ego's on the line? what a crybaby.
lol and you call me defensive? you throw a hissy fit when your ego's on the line? what a crybaby.
moriz
... so what's your point of posting here again?
you purposely bring in a subpar build, and somehow expect us to not point it out to you (whether politely or rudely, it doesn't matter). in fact, you seem to expect us to congratulate you for coming up with something that is decidely weak.
if that's actually your reason for posting, then i'd suggest you to give your head a shake. if your reason for posting is for starting flame wars, then i'd suggest you to never post again. doing so will only get you banned (which, to be honest, is quite a welcome alternative).
you purposely bring in a subpar build, and somehow expect us to not point it out to you (whether politely or rudely, it doesn't matter). in fact, you seem to expect us to congratulate you for coming up with something that is decidely weak.
if that's actually your reason for posting, then i'd suggest you to give your head a shake. if your reason for posting is for starting flame wars, then i'd suggest you to never post again. doing so will only get you banned (which, to be honest, is quite a welcome alternative).
Mekkakat
why? because its a free world? a free forum? i can post whatever i want, and thats the end of the story kid. it's the bad ass attitudes of the "1337" nerds that think by making everyone feel little to their gaming skills that mean nothing in real life, that make people that just want to post something that was working for them, they like, or that they've done, want people like that banned. you say i start a "flamewar" because i posted a build that i've used to my own avail, that i posted simply to give out to others that weren't sure of what to use, wanted something new to use, or just curious to try out, and while you hand out your so called "constructive criticism", all you really do is attempt to belittle me with your cute accusations and hypocritical statements. maybe you all could stop posting your bash BS and try just enjoying the game you bunch of Nazis. does it hurt being all alone, the few of you "m4d 1337" players? the rest of us just like to play the game out of fun, i could care less if any of you think the build is ANY good in ANY way. i said for the last and final time, IT WORKS FOR ME. obviously it worked for my teams and parties as well, so put a sock in it and move on, or forever have that stick up your butt thinking you're the kings of GWs, cause guess what, no one cares... most gamers don't even like gws lol.. pathetic.
moriz
it's a free world and a free forum as long as you do not attack others. the fact that you don't get it means that you have very little experience dealing with constructive criticism and with other people without open hostilities.
as such, i would politely suggest you to stop posting. when you post a subpar build, most of us will attempt to help you, whether politely or not. this forum is for people to post builds and have others point out flaws with it. if you do not like it, then please stop posting. no one cares if you accuse us all of being "nerds", because truthfully, so are you.
as such, i would politely suggest you to stop posting. when you post a subpar build, most of us will attempt to help you, whether politely or not. this forum is for people to post builds and have others point out flaws with it. if you do not like it, then please stop posting. no one cares if you accuse us all of being "nerds", because truthfully, so are you.
Mekkakat
lmao you give me a polite suggestion of "never posting again, or be banned, because either way you'd be happy"? so egotistical, and yet so naive. i'm a designer for a large magazine, and i deal with "constructive criticism" all the time. what you and your little kiddies try to pull is whats called bashing. also, where does it say, "post your builds here to be torn apart by all the megadorks of guru"? its says:
Share your strategies, experience and tips here for builds and groups for PvE.
wooooow, gj making crap up little guy. just stop posting, really, you're just making yourself, and all of your little friends look like the biggest bunch of jerks on here. congrats, you guys can play an MMO, until you all lighten up and stop trying to show off your "pro" status, no casual gamer will ever take you seriously lmao.
btw, for all the mods that are supposedly going to "ban" me over posting a build i used, and considered being a novel idea of putting it online for others to try to have fun with, just close the thread, because obviously some people are so immature to the point that they and their superior skills in a video game, outrank common decency and manors. maybe thats the problem with society nowadays...
otherwise, i've lost what little interest i had in this thread to begin with, so flame on if you want.. or can.. i'm really not in the mood to argue with anymore angst-ridden egotistical adolescents for the day hahahaha
Share your strategies, experience and tips here for builds and groups for PvE.
wooooow, gj making crap up little guy. just stop posting, really, you're just making yourself, and all of your little friends look like the biggest bunch of jerks on here. congrats, you guys can play an MMO, until you all lighten up and stop trying to show off your "pro" status, no casual gamer will ever take you seriously lmao.
btw, for all the mods that are supposedly going to "ban" me over posting a build i used, and considered being a novel idea of putting it online for others to try to have fun with, just close the thread, because obviously some people are so immature to the point that they and their superior skills in a video game, outrank common decency and manors. maybe thats the problem with society nowadays...
otherwise, i've lost what little interest i had in this thread to begin with, so flame on if you want.. or can.. i'm really not in the mood to argue with anymore angst-ridden egotistical adolescents for the day hahahaha
Snow Bunny
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Originally Posted by Mekkakat
why? because its a free world? a free forum? i can post whatever i want, and thats the end of the story kid. it's the bad ass attitudes of the "1337" nerds that think by making everyone feel little to their gaming skills that mean nothing in real life, that make people that just want to post something that was working for them, they like, or that they've done, want people like that banned. you say i start a "flamewar" because i posted a build that i've used to my own avail, that i posted simply to give out to others that weren't sure of what to use, wanted something new to use, or just curious to try out, and while you hand out your so called "constructive criticism", all you really do is attempt to belittle me with your cute accusations and hypocritical statements. maybe you all could stop posting your bash BS and try just enjoying the game you bunch of Nazis. does it hurt being all alone, the few of you "m4d 1337" players? the rest of us just like to play the game out of fun, i could care less if any of you think the build is ANY good in ANY way. i said for the last and final time, IT WORKS FOR ME. obviously it worked for my teams and parties as well, so put a sock in it and move on, or forever have that stick up your butt thinking you're the kings of GWs, cause guess what, no one cares... most gamers don't even like gws lol.. pathetic.
Hi.
Please stop.
Thank you.
If you post another build that is conceivably, subjectively subpar, we will yet again, offer constructive criticism. All in hopes this is constructive to you.
Bye.
Please stop.
Thank you.
If you post another build that is conceivably, subjectively subpar, we will yet again, offer constructive criticism. All in hopes this is constructive to you.
Bye.
Dr Strangelove
Wow.
Bad builds and anger management issues.
Sounds fun.
Bad builds and anger management issues.
Sounds fun.
ca_aok
Please note that calling people nerds and then speaking in "1337speak" and abbreviations is rather counterproductive. And if you were actually some successful magazine designer, I have no doubt you'd have a certain tolerance level with criticism (which you clearly do not).
As I said before, it's an innovative idea. I wouldn't have thought of increasing the healing from SB using AoF. Just because it's innovative doesn't mean it's a good build however. Personally in RA I've been running a Healing Touch Ranger... certainly something you don't often see, but that doesn't make it a great build (though sadly I've gotten two glad points so far... shows you something about the calibre of the players).
Balthazar's Spirit is bad E-Management. It's good in a PvE tanking build such as a 55, but not good on a regular monk, mainly because as a monk you generally kite and try to avoid damage, not soak it up for energy.
When people say you have no defensive skills, they are referring to abilities from warrior/assassin secondaries and such that allow you negate a large amount of damage on yourself while you heal your teammates. Yes spirit bond is technically a defensive skill, but it's subject to stripping, and also damage below 60 (which is quite often the damage you'll be taking in this situation).
Your build lacks hard prot options other than RoF... all of your other skills are based around pure healing (except deny hexes and the optionals). Prot Spirit, SoA, Shielding Hands, or Guardian can be invaluable skills to have.
If you really want to have increased heals, you should make a healing monk with Healer's Boon as the elite. Otherwise this is a difficult build to maintain energy and mobility with.
And please lay off your rants at the other posters, calling people little kids impresses no one, especially when you're acting like a child yourself. If you wanted to prove yourself more mature, throwing a hissy fit because people are showing you the problems with your build doesn't improve this thread. And as for the purpose of this forum... while it may not be stated in the description, the bottom line is this is how threads generally work here... you post your build, we critique it.
As I said before, it's an innovative idea. I wouldn't have thought of increasing the healing from SB using AoF. Just because it's innovative doesn't mean it's a good build however. Personally in RA I've been running a Healing Touch Ranger... certainly something you don't often see, but that doesn't make it a great build (though sadly I've gotten two glad points so far... shows you something about the calibre of the players).
Balthazar's Spirit is bad E-Management. It's good in a PvE tanking build such as a 55, but not good on a regular monk, mainly because as a monk you generally kite and try to avoid damage, not soak it up for energy.
When people say you have no defensive skills, they are referring to abilities from warrior/assassin secondaries and such that allow you negate a large amount of damage on yourself while you heal your teammates. Yes spirit bond is technically a defensive skill, but it's subject to stripping, and also damage below 60 (which is quite often the damage you'll be taking in this situation).
Your build lacks hard prot options other than RoF... all of your other skills are based around pure healing (except deny hexes and the optionals). Prot Spirit, SoA, Shielding Hands, or Guardian can be invaluable skills to have.
If you really want to have increased heals, you should make a healing monk with Healer's Boon as the elite. Otherwise this is a difficult build to maintain energy and mobility with.
And please lay off your rants at the other posters, calling people little kids impresses no one, especially when you're acting like a child yourself. If you wanted to prove yourself more mature, throwing a hissy fit because people are showing you the problems with your build doesn't improve this thread. And as for the purpose of this forum... while it may not be stated in the description, the bottom line is this is how threads generally work here... you post your build, we critique it.
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Okay, read the whole thread, thought I'd give my comments before one of the mods sees it and closes it.
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i could care less where your "background" comes from, learn some damn manors.
second, i apologize for going off topic saying "glad points" because i was merely stating that i tested the build in some easier HM missions, and in RA, in which both i faced enchant stripping, and still managed 10 wins/completion of the mission with no deaths. its not the BEST build, no one said that, and in fact, ALL i said was, "the build is working really well for me". you think idk that aura is pretty much crappy compared to ZB, Divert, and some of the other ace elites? geeze, just trying to be creativ... oh wait, this is build wars, my bad, i forgot you're only 1337 if you can copy someone else's build.
regardless, the build isn't great, never was, but its fun, different, and easy to learn for someone who hasn't monked much.
THEN you say that this isn't the best build, but get all pissy when people agree with you? Um... wtf? And yes, this is Build Wars atm, which is why some people like to run builds that are actually good. That's why most monk builds are the same. Because they work well.
Also, people that are new to monking should probably try a more stable build to start off with, since this build isn't the greatest.
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lol and you call me defensive? you throw a hissy fit when your ego's on the line? what a crybaby.
Yes, you are defensive. He didn't throw a hissy fit. He responded to your post. And calling someone a crybaby seems like a pretty desperate attempt at a witty rebuttal to me.
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why? because its a free world? a free forum? i can post whatever i want, and thats the end of the story kid. it's the bad ass attitudes of the "1337" nerds that think by making everyone feel little to their gaming skills that mean nothing in real life, that make people that just want to post something that was working for them, they like, or that they've done, want people like that banned. you say i start a "flamewar" because i posted a build that i've used to my own avail, that i posted simply to give out to others that weren't sure of what to use, wanted something new to use, or just curious to try out, and while you hand out your so called "constructive criticism", all you really do is attempt to belittle me with your cute accusations and hypocritical statements. maybe you all could stop posting your bash BS and try just enjoying the game you bunch of Nazis. does it hurt being all alone, the few of you "m4d 1337" players? the rest of us just like to play the game out of fun, i could care less if any of you think the build is ANY good in ANY way. i said for the last and final time, IT WORKS FOR ME. obviously it worked for my teams and parties as well, so put a sock in it and move on, or forever have that stick up your butt thinking you're the kings of GWs, cause guess what, no one cares... most gamers don't even like gws lol.. pathetic.
Oh boy, a long "you guys are teh suck" rant! As moriz said, it IS a free forum as long as you don't digitally take a piss on people trying to help you out. Calling people on this forum nerds isn't exactly helping your position either (although, I don't think anything you've said so far has). Think about it: it's an MMO. Everyone who plays the game is a nerd, at least in some way. Hypocrisy much? And no, you didn't start the flame war en you posted the build. You started it when you started FLAMING. If people aren't sure what to use, you'd think they would watch observer mode and pick out a build. If not, they might look at the stickies like Monk Basics. Everything everyone besides you has said so far is constructive. You choose to ignore it? Not our problem. Then you deliberately start bashing people saying the you already knew the build was pretty bad. If the build was bad, why post it? You're not helping anyone. People started bashing because you did. YOU started this, not everyone else. Then you have the audacity to say that all the "m4d 1337" players are all alone in the world. IMO, I think you should stfuplz. People can have lives and be good at this game at the same time. If you can't, there's no reason to assume others have the same problem as you do. For the last time, WE KNOW IT WORKS FOR YOU. But anything works in PvE/RA/where ever the hell else you "tested" this build in. I've beaten the NF campaign with Healsig and auto-attacking. Does that make the build good? Quote:
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