Taru Monk viable?

[Mangotaru]

Here's my advice to you....

Try it. If you find it sucks, then change jobs to something else. Heck, you might find monk isn't the thing for you in the long run anyway. All jobs are fun at first, it's around level 30 that they start to become more demanding. And getting monk to 30 wouldn't be a bad thing, especially if you decide to switch to another melee class in the future.

Now if I could only decide on a job to play.... @_@;

[Keos]

Just wait for Cobbi to read the whole thread and reply :p

Btw being a monk elvaan i dont see why monk elvaan are weak compare to hume, all that matters is gear ... but thats not the point here

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Keos
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Gilgamesh

[Griddlecake]

Here's the answer...

You can be a MNK, hell anyone can. But as a Taru, you must know that you ain't gonna be as good as the other races. That doesn't mean it ain't possible to be a MNK, it just takes more of an effort...

I tell you this, it's definitely a lot easier for a Taru to go melee than a Galka to go Mage!

[Dano]

one of the major drawbacks imo

first of all, strength, we all know tarus have crap strength this is lethal as at lvl 60+ Strength plays a big role in Howling fist, Dragon Kick and Asuran Fists's damage. Plus, mnk has a weak point, that is they swing their weapon twice in a row, and rarely will both hit lands, if yer str is low yer be hitting for very low dmg, it's not over yet, when yer xping off crabs it's really yer worst nightmare (????ing scissor guards and stone skins)

low vit makes you unable to make full use of the chakra effect too.

but the above can be correct wif equipments, if you dont have enuf str, Just go str equipment, sun rings, brownbelts,spike necklaces,AF gloves, meats... etc you'll probably be hitting like a elvaan mnk wifout +str equipment wif meat on, only that since you have higher dex you'll probably hit more often

i'm a elvaan mnk, i already have enuf str, what do i do? i go all dex/acc gear, that makes up for the low dex i have, so i'll be able to hit as often as a taru.

[Username2]

Right now im a lvl28 Mnk/War Taru
My base STR is 27 + 18(gear and food) +6 ATK +2ACC
People have been saying STR mainly effects your minimum damage. If thats true other races will only out damage a Taru by a better average damage and maybe crits.
As of right now my average damage to an IT is 21 per blow,
To me. It seems ATK has played the biggest factor in damage numbers. (this is just how I feel its no fact)
I play for fun and Im not the party gimp.

[Zeth]

I recently partied with a Taru Mnk/Rdm, which was interesting, and probably the only race that could make that combination work in the slightest.

But like most people have said, Taru can be Monks of course, they have good dex which helps. But you just have to keep in mind that with naturally low str, you're already making life hard for yourself.

[Tulerin]

Frarinalga, what weapons was he using and what weapons were you using? Thats the only thing im curious about~

10 to 1 the tarutaru mnk was using tropical punches~

[Username2]

Well lastnight I was in a party with a Japanese Monk Elf Vs me a Tar Monk. I was using CLaws ans she had Tropical punches.
I did close to double her damage perhit.

[Tulerin]

Most likely then that taru mentioned by Frarinalga was using tropical punches. I have grouped with a few monks(even galka monks who used em) around that level. A matter of 4 str will NOT make that big of a difference at that level.

[Sasarai]

Taru RSE makes up for some of the lack of strength, methinks.

[Fengtien]

Taru MNK

hmm... i've been fooling around with taru mnk, i'm lvl 27 with a lvl 13 war sub STR:26 with my + gear and foods i get it up to about +13 at lvl 27 and this for my STR i do about 20-25 per hit, so i find that it is STR related my Crits are usually around 40 Damage.. for those of you who are Tarutaru and wish to go MNK i say go for it but yes you will have those people who think down to you, if you already have an LS (Link Shell) with people around your lvl you could do that... oh and a few other things WARs around my lvl do about 30-40 damage depends on the weapons they choose and myself as a Taru MNK do 20-25 per hit with two attacks per attack round it is about the same.. do dont hate taru just because we are smaller!

[Username2]

I set a new personal damage record last night
MNK/WAR Taru Backhand Blow 257 damage to an IT crawler in the CN @lvl36

[maytrix]

Taru monk=gimp

[Yuukyuzan]

Taru monks are adorable. /blush

The thing is, it's argueably the worst race/job combination in the game. Though personally, I wouldn't turn away a Taru monk. Some people will though. If you understand this and are still willing to play a taru monk, more power to you. It will not be an easy road, but at the end of it you can be proud of your character, not only because they are tiny and cute, but also because you leveled one of the most difficult combinations.

[Ipwnzuall!!!111]

Originally posted by Frarinalga
He had two +1 strength rings, power GI, mercenary headgear, purple belt, and he used mithkabobs. I had one +1 strength ring, purple belt, spike necklace, and used mithkabobs. (So I had +7 strength, he had +7 strength). He had a tiger stole for necklace. To put it simply, he was the largest piece of shit I have ever been in the same zone with, let alone the same party. On IT, I was generally doing 18-25 a hit, he was doing 11-15 a hit. My combo did around 120-130 damage, his was doing 90ish.
It's a mistake to level a taru monk.

It says it all right there: He was using a tiger stole. SpikeNecklace>TigerStole

Could have easily been an honest mistake, because there're still a lot of people under the impression that for all melees 1 ATT= 2 STR, so for a Taru MNK who thinks that, +10STR looks really good, as opposed to +3 STR with DEX and penalties for MND.

BTW, my understanding of STR/ATT is that STR boosts max damage, and ATT increases the frequency of hitting closer to your max damage (effectively raising your minimum damage, for the most part). So STR increases your range of damage, ATT improves your odds of hitting at the top end of your range. If that's not right, please let me know :sweat:

And yeah, if he were using Trop. Punches (great piece of equip, even with the low damage, but not for Taru), then that really woulda hurt his damage.