Brown Belt vs. Life Belt

[oneiscompany]

Hokay...so...I'm getting to the point with my monk that I now have to decide between using a Life Belt, or using a Brown Belt.

It would seem to me that I should just go with the Brown Belt because the 8% haste it adds coupled with the 3% from the Fuma Khayan sounds like a good deal, but the 11% haste and the added strength won't mean anything if I can't hit...

So, if anyone has any knowledge or opinions I'm up to reading them, and please don't weigh in the costs of the two belts (money is nothing), I'm more interested in which is better heh....have at!

[bside]

because u r a hume, u really have a choice to make. if u wanna have more accuracy, go w/ life belt. if u wanna rather hit faster, go w/ brown belt.

to me, life belt is a must, because i'm an elvaan. u won't believe how low our dex is... and that results in lots of misses, while we have a highest stat in str.

IMO, this really is a matter of races, but for hume, it's rather a matter of your taste. better yet, u can try both and see which one's better for u, since there's no one answer to it.

[breal777]

as a hume mnk i use Brown Belt for the STR and haste boost, i dont miss a ton so i'm not as worried about the accuracy.

[Saurian]

i've wondered this exact same question, and i just decided on the life belt.

From talking to a few level 70+monks, heres why i choose it.

Most said they wouldnt use the Fuma Kyahan over the AF boots. So that leaves us w/ 8% haste. Lets at at 61 your using the spartan Cesti...that gives you 433 delay. Wearing the life belt would reduce the delay by about 35ish delay.

That really isint that big of a speed increase, at least i dont think it helps as much as 10accuracy. Because hell, i NEVER land 100% of my shots, and if i did.....the damage would be "nice".

So if your using both the fuma+brown belt, 11% haste. thats roughly equal to attacking 11 times instead of 10 w/o haste. The problem is really, would 10accuracy help you land 2more hits every 10attack turns, if it will choose Lifebelt. If not, choose brown belt.

[Lone Dragon]

I have to agree with SA.

I don't really miss THAT often (with a healthy supply of mithkabobs),
but it's always good to have options.

The Brown helps your damage and
gives you a nice bit of def (don't know if the Life has def.)
The haste is more or less an added bonus bonus.

Acc + items are always useful (I need to get that damned Jujitsu Gi),
try to have it on hand, at least.