Typical, I come back to playing GW and...

K.Ichigo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

My PvP smiting monk (Mo/W) gets nerfed. The burst damage on that thing was insaaaaaaane. Now no tactics skill spamming = crappy damage.

Now, I have invested too much money into armour, and I don't feel like starting the character over. So are there ANY viable PvP Mo/W builds left that do DAMAGE?

striderkaaru

striderkaaru

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Retired Officer

W/

i thought pvp armor was free...?

K.Ichigo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

It's an RP Monk. I just PvP'd with it alot.

Zhou Feng

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

CATS

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by K.Ichigo
My PvP smiting monk (Mo/W) gets nerfed. The burst damage on that thing was insaaaaaaane. Now no tactics skill spamming = crappy damage.

Now, I have invested too much money into armour, and I don't feel like starting the character over. So are there ANY viable PvP Mo/W builds left that do DAMAGE? It got nerfed due to the elmo's Elementalists with Smiting Prayers and a powerful combo that made smiting much more insane.

Also you clearly mntioned good reasons for its nerf:

"The burst damage on that thing was insaaaaaaane." A bit too insane for Monks who ARE not primary damage dealers.

"No tactics skill spamming = crappy damage." I thought that was the idea TO use tactic rather then spam :P

K.Ichigo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Still, Mo/W smiters are now unuseable. They don't tank well, nor do they do acceptable damage.

Zhou Feng

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

CATS

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by K.Ichigo
Still, Mo/W smiters are now unuseable. They don't tank well, nor do they do acceptable damage. I wouldnt be so entirely sure about that. I dont play Smiter so I cant tell. Youd have to find out in Guild Wars IF there is any reasonably good Smiting Build out there.

Effigy

Effigy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Illinois, US

Heroes of Talia [HoT]

Mo/

Just change your secondary if you don't want to be a Mo/W anymore. Problem solved.

Yamat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

San Diego, USA

Quote:
Originally Posted by K.Ichigo
Now, I have invested too much money into armour, and I don't feel like starting the character over. So are there ANY viable PvP Mo/W builds... Hold it right there... and the answer is no.

No one wants a Mo/W in PvP. In fact, smiting is pretty much gone from PvP other than some Balths Aura on warriors...

And lets face it, why waste a build slot with a character that is completely wasting his primary attribute (with the exception of necros...)?

Siliconwafer

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Australia

Shameful Spirits

I don't think people wanted smiting Mo/W's before the nerf, either.
You could try a Mo/E Glyph of Renewal + Divine Spirit + Draw/RoF, but good luck finding a smiting team nowadays.

SA_DEMON

SA_DEMON

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

South Africa

Royal Knights Of Camelot {HOLY}

Try this look at the smiting monk team you fight in the new Challenge thing look at what they use and try to improve it.