Monk Question

Alrighty im gonna create a monk what kind of monk should i be,i dont like healing very much but i dont mind doing it evry once in an awhile i would like to know a little bout zealots fire oe w/e that smiting skill...and know the big QUESTION-what should i choose for my secondary???and give me some names for my character <hardest part<heh well plz leave me some comments,THANKS!

well healing is most needed but a divine protector is very nice as well, secondary for monks .. hmm.. good question. My monk is lvl 20, (divine healer), I started with Monk/Nec but soon relized I didn't like Nec w/ Monk. So I did the desert quest and made Monk/Mesmer. I really like the combination of the two because mesmers seem to always steal energy and have good energy consumption, and monks are made around energy. Mine is named Bulletproof Legend.. you can work off that.

thx...for thr reply,but you see the only reason for my hate for healing is beacuse everyone usally treats you like a dog,a pet,A HEALING PET!...and i really dont wanna be played like that but the down hill side to healing is if someone is being a dick to you,you just dont heal them and let them die...besides i like smiting

Smiting .. seriously isnt needed.. I used smiting (yes it is fun) but thats what warriors are for.. Damage.. Healing isnt a necessity for Monks, If not healing than protection. Monks are the most needed characters in the game right now, healers I should say. Yes you get treated poorly sometimes by people that don't understand you dont have to heal them. Also you cant heal your whole party a lot at the same time (heal party does about 60 with 12 healing prayers). So I'd go with protection or healing, with divine as your alternate points in. Also throw in some smiting if its needed or just make a warrior, ranger, or ele for damage. Hope I helped lol

you havehlped me out very much im gratefull,but wut should my second prof. be?

ele or mesmer you need the range. I like mesmer because of energy steal and very good consumption of energy

Well...i gusse ill go with ele,thx for everything you've been a BIG hlp,thx agian!,


anyone else wanna throw in there opinions?

I wouldn't go Elementalist, especially if you're going to be a smiter. Mesmers and Necromancers have better energy management spells and utility spells. Plus, if you're going to be using Zealot's Fire, you're going to be casting spells on allies, more than casting damage spells on enemies, so Elementalist won't help much.

I wouldnt go nec i used nec .. didnt like on monk

Mesmer is a good combo with Monk for the energy stealing. I use Channeling a lot which steals energy from nearby enemies everytime you cast a spell (and you will find that for a Monk you need some form of energy management)

Ele is not a bad secondary as you get the Glyphs to help you with that too.

Dont go ranger *it blows* here is why....

My reasons for taking a ranger as a secondry were so I can use the pet as a shield. Not a good plan this is because to effectively manage a pet you have to have at least 3-4 slots leaving only a few to play with for you monk skills.

I heald my way to 20. And about the healing pet thing... If some one gave me lip I just stopped healing them outright. People must learn to respect each other when in a party, every body has their roll and there is no need for some of the crap I have seen monks put up with.. I have been playing my other char (necro) and felt sorry for the monks that were healing our party cos they were getting so much shit from the tanks. So just dont heal them..

BTW when you get to 20 DO change to smiting and head back to springs its heaps of fun using sheild of judgement+Bal Aura on those damn skeleton archers

Given my choice again I would take Mes.

or you can allways choose monk as a secondary profesion, that way plp would not expect you to heal.

As far as monk / x, mesmer or necro works good, for healers.

Monk / x mesmer/necro/elementalist for protector.

I find Ranger works quite nicely as secondary for monk, once you look beyond pets and arrow plinking. For instance, my current favourite is Symbiosis, which will give over 100 additional max hitpoints for every enchantment on each character, which you just cast before each battle. Since monks have a tremendous amount of enchantments to toss out, this usually means your teammates will get immense hitpoint pools, which means you can delay healing them to avoid overhealing, thereby improving your energy:healing ratio considerably, and generally keeping them alive a lot longer when facing unexpected damage.

warrior for secondary for it's sprint ability... that 8 sec. boost is always a relief

i have a monk and am trying to do the last two missions for ascension. i have been a monk/ele. the only 2 elementalist skills i've looked at were gale, for group knockdown, and the one for running faster, can't remember the skill name.

through experience, i've realized that energy management, like others have said, is important. i've gotten my skills down to mostly 5 pt healing and protection spells. i still start to run out of energy. i am considering mesmer or necro for my new secondary. with mesmer, i'd then have energy stealing, but i wonder how close i have to be to steal energy. necromancer has blood spells that increase energy and health regen.

i think it all comes down to personal preference. good luck with your choice.

I play a monk / mesmer, but I currently do not use any mesmer skills. I've learned to conserve energy during fights, so unless they aggro more than one mob there is nothing to worry about. Though I also conserve energy by playing to protection skills as a secondary. Aegis and protective spirit can do a lot to conserve energy at the right times.

the secondary i picked was a warrior,i was playing with a monk/warrior today and he was a amazing tank,i could not beleave it he was right up there with the real tankers(warriors)taking down just as many as the warriors,soo i built one is his honor,though he did take more dmg than the warriors...but whatever,im only lvl 6 no telling if i will stick with him yet

Finally a good suggestion.... I will look into this further .... ok forgetting pets, can one be an affective trapper or spirit user? It seems to me that these may take alot of skill points .... assume i have 9 points only to allocate. But thanks for this excellent reply .... I must investigate.

Im currently Mo/Me and i like it. Im healing and little smite.5. just for self protection. when your stuck in that group that goes aggros them then runs away so they gang you. and for mesmer stuff. I cant decide between using Domination magic (chaos storm, backfire) or inspiration magic (energy tap, channeling). When i have inspiration on me. I wish i had my domination because i never run out of energy. But then when i go domination my group is stupid. like walking in poison or attacking when they have empathy on so im blowin all my energy on them. and then i wish i had my inspiration magic. So mesmer seems to be popular. Try things out. see what fits you.

well thanks for all your replys!
anyone else wanna give there opinion???
thanks agian
ooo ya i made a monk/mesmer
mostly just to unlock skills beacuse in pvp mesmer can* own
*mesmer own warriors*(OPINION!)