Monk splash nerf rumour?

[frznvimes]

What? Monks will be exclusive to warforged in U8? DoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOom!

[Modinator0]

What? Monks will be exclusive to warforged in U8? DoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOom!

Well, and half-orcs.

[Chaosprism]

Does wisdom bonus to AC only apply if you're centred/unarmoured?

If not that's likely what's going to change since it would be an error (like evasion working in medium and heavy armors way back when)

If you real the half-elf dilettante - monk, it specifically says you only get the +2 ac bonus when you're unarmored and unencumbered. (and that it doesnt stack with the wisdom bonus monks get since it's a sub-power of the same thing)

[PopeJual]

No.... but if you dance in front of a chest and have a high diplo score you'll get phat lootz!

I don't know if I'm happy or if I'm sad that we'll actually be able to diplo a chest starting with Update 7.

[gurgar78]

You can get the AC to spawn quicker by taking your clothes off too...

I hear Harry deep breaths more after the patch

[Drfirewater79]

Just checked my 12 Ranger / 6 Fighter / 2 monk on Lammania...

He shows the evasion feat twice in his feat list.
He shows a wisdom bonus to AC.

Unless you were pugging with a dev or Mournlands member who chose to release this stunning update information via pug chat, Im guessing its just a silly rumor.

Yeah what he said ...

but there have been all sorts of talks about making the monk wis bonus to AC scale with level much like they did with the sorc spell points on SP items. But nothing in this update ... update 7 only has one major monk nerf.

[Drfirewater79]

Does wisdom bonus to AC only apply if you're centred/unarmoured?

If not that's likely what's going to change since it would be an error (like evasion working in medium and heavy armors way back when)

If you real the half-elf dilettante - monk, it specifically says you only get the +2 ac bonus when you're unarmored and unencumbered. (and that it doesnt stack with the wisdom bonus monks get since it's a sub-power of the same thing)

They mentioned origionally that monk wis bonus would work when not centered and when not unarmored ... it was there intention to allow people multiclass options outside of rouge for evasion ... but also an AC option for wis based characters like clerics palidans and rangers. This aspect will not change .. however i would be willing to bet that with all the nerfs to monks that some of these advantages will have to be "Balanced" with pure monks to make having more then 2-9 levels of monk worth it.

Personally i love my pure monk .. just hate how underpowered we are and every nerf puts us further in the hole rather then help dig us out.

That being said ... epic deleras event wraps should help a bit ... to bad you need to be level 20 to get the same advantage every other class gets at 12 (proc % for over 300+ on hit lvl 20vs greensteel 600+ at lvl 12)

[Drfirewater79]

I don't know if I'm happy or if I'm sad that we'll actually be able to diplo a chest starting with Update 7.

Where is this coming from ? i have not seen anything at all that suggests diplo will work on chests in update 7 .. there is a dragon mark for half orcs that will increase chest levels ... but that is half orcs alone .. no other class or race gets the ability to increase chest loot based on a feat or skill period.

Please provide a link cause that would make the half orc three feat dragon mark useless ... and would make diplo more important then intimidate.

[LookingForABentoBox]

My brother's friend plays on Mournlands and he says that they're releasing green steel handwraps in U7 but they'll only be usable if you're a half-elf monk with the monk dilettante feat

[Mobeius]

Where is this coming from ? i have not seen anything at all that suggests diplo will work on chests in update 7 .. there is a dragon mark for half orcs that will increase chest levels ... but that is half orcs alone .. no other class or race gets the ability to increase chest loot based on a feat or skill period.

Please provide a link cause that would make the half orc three feat dragon mark useless ... and would make diplo more important then intimidate.

ITS A JOKE!! A very very old joke at that.


A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time ago when the game came out, there were all sorts of baseless rumors that certain things would affect the loot drops out of chests. Such as high diplomacy chars opening chests, then dancing around the chest.. then it was diplomacy 3 times and intimidate... I heard so many variants of this rumor.


Yes the new Dragonmarks from Half-Orc allow loot boosts now. I dont know anything beyond that, like if any skills or attributes affect it or not.

[Mobeius]

My brother's friend plays on Mournlands and he says that they're releasing green steel handwraps in U7 but they'll only be usable if you're a half-elf monk with the monk dilettante feat

Hope you are joking... because AFAIK Half-Elves can not aquire the dilletante feat of the class they are in.

[PopeJual]

ITS A JOKE!! A very very old joke at that.


A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time ago when the game came out, there were all sorts of baseless rumors that certain things would affect the loot drops out of chests. Such as high diplomacy chars opening chests, then dancing around the chest.. then it was diplomacy 3 times and intimidate... I heard so many variants of this rumor.


Yes the new Dragonmarks from Half-Orc allow loot boosts now. I dont know anything beyond that, like if any skills or attributes affect it or not.

It was a joke, but check out the Update 7 release notes for new Dragonmark feats. HAlf Orcs and Humans will be able to take a Dragonmark of Loot Gem/Chest Diplo. 3 feats is an expensive proposition, but I'm thinking that a decent number of Human and 0.5 Orc Fighters will find room for it.

[PopeJual]

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=206066

The following Dragonmarks are available to Half-orc and Human characters:

• Least Dragonmark of Finding
  
  • Prerequisites: Human or Half-Orc
  • Benefit: The bloodline of House Tharashk bestows on you a +2 bonus to your Search skill. Activate this ability to harness the bloodline of House Tharashk to Locate Objects three times per rest. Locate Objects allows you to target a breakable object and find something temporary (but potentially useful) within it when it is broken.
• Lesser Dragonmark of Finding
  
  • Prerequisites: Human or Half-Orc
  • Benefit: Activate this ability to harness the bloodline of House Tharashk to cast Knock two times per rest. Also allows you to use your Least Mark of Finding an extra time per rest. Knock unlocks any lock which could be picked by a sufficiently skilled rogue.
• Greater Dragonmark of Finding
  
  • Prerequisites: Human or Half-Orc
  • Benefit: Activate this ability to harness the bloodline of House Tharashk to cast Treasure Finding once per rest. Also allows you to use your Least and Lesser Marks of Finding an extra time per rest. Treasure Finding lets you target an unopened chest and twist fate for a chance at better rewards for the entire party. Chests can only be improved in this way one time, and there is a chance of failure based on your Charisma. (There is no special drawback on failure.) Some chests cannot be improved in this manner. This ability stacks with Jewels of Fortune.

[Mobeius]

It was a joke, but check out the Update 7 release notes for new Dragonmark feats. HAlf Orcs and Humans will be able to take a Dragonmark of Loot Gem/Chest Diplo. 3 feats is an expensive proposition, but I'm thinking that a decent number of Human and 0.5 Orc Fighters will find room for it.

I thought I read about Cha affecting the Treasure Dragonmark, however, I didnt want to misquote it as some people on the forums are VERY cut throat if you make a mistake. LOL

I agree though Human with Cha classes like Bard/Sorc and Half-Orcs and Human fighters taking this due to excessive bonus feats. I never liked Dragonmarks personally as three feats seemed to expensive to me.

[Darkrok]

ITS A JOKE!! A very very old joke at that.


A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time ago when the game came out, there were all sorts of baseless rumors that certain things would affect the loot drops out of chests. Such as high diplomacy chars opening chests, then dancing around the chest.. then it was diplomacy 3 times and intimidate... I heard so many variants of this rumor.


Yes the new Dragonmarks from Half-Orc allow loot boosts now. I dont know anything beyond that, like if any skills or attributes affect it or not.

You know, that might be an OLD rumor but I've been yelled at within the last 2 months for opening a chest before the rogue could diplo it.

[Modinator0]

Hope you are joking... because AFAIK Half-Elves can not aquire the dilletante feat of the class they are in.

They can, but get no benefit from it. Though I'm fairly certain it was indeed a joke

[Primalhowl]

I heard that in U8m they are adding the /pointandlaugh emote so that every time a Horc or Human player uses the Dragonmark of Finding, the rest of the party can point and laugh IN game as well as out to mock the waste of three feats.

[Mobeius]

You know, that might be an OLD rumor but I've been yelled at within the last 2 months for opening a chest before the rogue could diplo it.

Old Rumors are the best rumors... Just like Diplomacy or Intimidate the end reward guy before getting your end reward and/or higher the haggle better end rewards, etc...

[Mobeius]

They can, but get no benefit from it. Though I'm fairly certain it was indeed a joke

Hmm I thought I read someone stating that particular class dillante feats were unselectable due to class restriuctions on them. Like I said read that...

[Chai]

My JBoots move slower after the last update.

/wave ex-EQ players.

Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

I totally remember these too...

"Um, my short sword of the yakesha procs less after the update."

"Feign death doesnt work as often after the update."