W/Mo or Mo/W?

Any suggestions on what i should choose?

Warrior gets more hp, an' better AC? o.o

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no, pixies right, warriors get more hp and armor, but monks get more energy and energy regeneration. It all depends on what you want to do with your character. If you will be using a lot of mana-dependent spells, Monk is for you. If you wont be as mana intensive and want more damage/sustainability, Warrior is for you.

Mo/W > W/Mo

My Mo/W can take 3 W/Mo's at a time and win.

-Virt

Everyone has the same amount of hitpoints at a given level (although runes and other items can make a difference).

Warrior has better armor. Monk has more energy and regen.

As a Warrior primary, you won't get targeted that much in real PvP.

As a Monk primary, you will be the number one target in real PvP.

It's all what build you want to play.

My current set up is a mana heavy warrior/monk. With it (and my amazingly uber gear) ive fought a level 18 undead to a stalemate at level 14. i tanked a level 21 undead boss mob. ive soloed 2 out of 3 of the Post Searing Ascalon missions (fort ranik and Naoli acadamy) and tanked close to 15 charr rangers at once and lived to tell the tale and earning the title, "Jonval The Unstopable" from my guild (sorry, thats alot of bragging right there >_>)

Warrior/monk is supremely durrable and frighteninly deadly.

My axe gives me 1 energy when ever I hit something with my melee but -1 to energy regeneration(the name is Zealous White Scythe), so my mana regain is not too much of a problem. My gear gives me +9 to energy, so i have a decent max. and I use 3 peices of the 50def Ascalon armor to further lower the damage i take.

My current skills are: Flurry*, Executioner's axe, Cyclone axe*, Power Attack, Vigours Spirit*, Healing Bresee*, Orison of Healing and Restore Life (Shielding Hands if solo).
(*'s mean the are key to my neer invunerablity.)

Good skill combos I have: (Almost -everything- I do has Vigorous Spirit. its talor made for warrior/monk it seems)

Cyclone axe + Vigorous spirit.
With this combo, i get +7 life ever time I damage something or cast a spell. So, in a large group of enemys, useing cyclone axe gives me anywhere from +14 to +70 life in one, spectacular spin.

Flurry + Healing Breese.
Flurry, although it lowers my defence, gives me a massive boon to live and energy in 10 seconds. and healing breese is there to help match the higher damage im takeing. with it i can get back to 15-17 energy in 5 seconds.

Power attack + Flurry + Executioner's axe + shielding hands.
Quickly kill anything infront of you, with low chance of me dieing.

So, if you want to be the imortal god of death in PvE, Warrior/Monk is unmatched.

W/Mo is the most used job that many people see often. I find the difference lies within the player (him or her). When wearing the proper gear, using skills that match nicely and work really well, you can make a warrior that is really good and does damage. I also use a W/Mo who uses axe skills. I rarely die in regular groups and NPC groups. I'm usually the last one standing period, then I begin raising comrads. For not trying W/Mo til last week I am liking the job more and more. I get nothing but compliments on tanking and surviving. Not bragging, just stating that if you make a W/Mo and do it right you'll have no problems with groups/soloing/and people saying you're a noob. LOL

I think many times people who having played the game before or haven't took the time to think about how they plan on building their W/Mo are the ones who fall short and end up getting flamed by the *So called Elitists*

Well it all depend what kinds player you want to be. As a warrior monk, your team expect you to be the tank. they want you to be in the front of every combat. You are kinds like the meat shield of the team. but as a monk/warrior, you will always find yourself behind the shields of your warriors. they just want you to heal the team, they dont expect you to get in combat.

Very true that it is all about the build you want to play, and what you like. I agree though that if I have a Mo/Wa I tend to expect him to take on the job of healer unless there is another Mo/Wa. I'm sure some Mo/Wa want to be in the front lines especially depending on your skills. However majority of the time PT's take monks to heal. I could see though if you're a smiting monk that if you run out taking grunt of damage at higher levels when you have the proper skills to survive then it would be good. But hey that's my opinion, not everyone will like my opinions but I don't criticize them either. I just keep playing to have fun, because it's just a game.

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The problem with being a W/Mo is that it *is* the easiest profession to play, which equates to lots of people who don't know what they are doing are playing this character. Lots of groups won't invite W/Mo's because they don't want to run the risk of having a lousy person waste their time.

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It makes very little difference whether you are a mo/w or a w/mo. Find out which skills you use more, if you are finding yourself using more monk skills then a monk primary may be the better choice, and vice versa.

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For PvE, I would say Mo/W is better. Both are very good at staying alive, but Smiting is better for ripping through mass groups.

For PvP, it's a matter of what you want to do. W/Mo is for staying alive, Mo/W is for keeping everyone else alive. If I had to pick one as better, I'd go Mo/W, as personally I think warriors should be more focused on killing than keeping themselves alive. Let the real monks look after your health bar. On the other hand though, probably every group should have a tough W/Mo or R/Mo for emergency ressing if your monks get taken out.

And it shouldn't be a factor in your decision, but W/Mo really are too common.