Quote Originally Posted by Red_Knight View Post
No handwrap to bypass a specific DR? Which DR is that? Adamantine? We can bypass that unarmed naturally at high enough level. Lawful? We bypass that too naturally after a while. How about DR of */blunt? gotcha. Anything else, get a good pair of transmutating kama?

As for the lack of critical threat making us suck vs trash mobs, I call bull on that. Monks get higher base damage to begin with. While your 'requiring' a crit range of 15-20 to be able to deal 'decent' damage vs a trash mob, I'm likely keeping up or almost keeping up without having to crit all the time. If your idea of "decent damage" vs a trash mob is dealing 200 damage more then their health on every attack... I feel sorry for you. I don't see how you could stand leveling if you require that much damage or you feel gimped.

I know mobs get more health as you go up in levels, but I'm already thinking my monk does pretty good damage. And it'll get better still. I'm glad I'm not one of those min/max guys like you. I can have fun without dishing out more damage then should be possible for a D&D character.

I mean really, DDO is the only form of D&D where I've ever heard of someone dealing over a hundred damage with an axe regularly. I'm personally thinking that DDO didn't really need the enhancement system. I like it, but it's not needed. People look at it, and forget the enhancements are suppose to be nice extras you can use to customize your abilities with, not core features.
Stunning Fist on trash mobs with Weighted 5% Handwraps = DPS

On Arreatrikos and Suulomades Untouchable uses either +3 Shocking Burst or Greater Evil Outsider Bane or +5 Transmuting Kama of Decpetion and a +5 Transmuting Kama of Slowburst, however, I like the Handwraps over the Kamas on Normal difficulties.

Crits are in the 55-70s range on my Monk which isnt terrible considering Master of Thunder and constantly stunned mobs.

Im hoping M9 throws Monks another bone.