So do I go this right Mr. Hireling?

[TitoJ]

So my latest run of Gwylan's Stand was quite possibly the worst low level run I've ever led in my life.

To make a short story long...it all started off with me logging in on my lvl 6 monk, putting up and LFM along the lines of "Gwylan's Zerg - In progress", and me racing of and making everything eat my newly acquired +1 flaming burst handwraps of pure good.

I ended up acquiring a few more squishy players, by the time I got to Zared's cave, and we promptly took care of that room with me dying a couple times in convenient areas, and rezing while calling my hireling to me.

And then, the trouble began.

Of course, none of use had the str to actually carry those blasted containers throughout the whole quest, and I found out, that you can't make your hireling carry them either, far as I could tell.

So I head back into that cave, while the others are clearing to the last cave, and that's where things turn ugly. I hadn't completely cleard out that cave, so instead of killing everything, I thought I'd just run in, grab the containers and go. Unfortunately I could only carry 4, so I jumped in the water...and then the lag problem started. My client freezes up, I get all lagged up with a latency icon on my screen...and 30 seconds later DiNG! I am dead.

Not too unhappy about my misfortune, but here's what I learned about being stuck in a cave like that, with a hireling.

1. You can order your hireling to pick up your stone.
2. You cannot order your hireling to drop your stone.
3. Your hireling will follow your ghost, but he can't make it out the cave if you're dead.
4. Even if you tell your hire to defend somebody else, they will not follow them out the cave.
5. People get ****ed and leave when you're running a zerg group and you look like and effing noob.

Do I got this right Mr. Hireling?

[Asketes]

what about learning that strength based monks are boss


the things you say about hirelings are correct though

[TitoJ]

what about learning that strength based monks are boss

Dammit. Somebody told me dex based was. sheeit. I'm a monknewb fosho.

I still haven't figured out finishing move combos mwaha.

Course it's hard to figure that out on kobolds.

[Asketes]

Dammit. Somebody told me dex based was. sheeit. I'm a monknewb fosho.

I still haven't figured out finishing move combos mwaha.

Course it's hard to figure that out on kobolds.

kobolds do die easily
even epic paragons hehehe
so much for the master race


yup, gotta do damage = strength
gotta survive = constitution

gotta start w/ a 15 dex +2 dex tome to get your two weapon fighting feats.

monks are tough to pull off, when you do, they're fun

[Missing_Minds]

Course it's hard to figure that out on kobolds.

You could always read your feat/enhancement tabs for the combos. Or memorize greensteel construction.

[TitoJ]

You could always read your feat/enhancement tabs for the combos. Or memorize greensteel construction.

that eats into my gameplay time man!

[TitoJ]

Well dmg was dex based with that one feat that I can't remember right? this ain't my build. I more of a "figure out gameplay" guy, over a 'figure out a build' guy. This build was someone else's...rockan robin. That one feat...brain fart...makes your dmg dex based...

I already ate 2 tomes on this dude too...so no going back now...I'm broke!

[TitoJ]

Weapon Finesse! found it...I'm such a ******bag sometimes.

[Asketes]

Weapon Finesse! found it...I'm such a ******bag sometimes.

that ONLY adds to your attack bonus, not your damage bonus.

[TitoJ]

that ONLY adds to your attack bonus, not your damage bonus.

oh yeah...well again...I don't obsess with builds so I tend to get things wrong here and there.

A lot of people are high on this monk build though...so I guess I can't be too wrong... I've always known worrying about gameplay is far superior than sitting around for hours obsessing over every last spent skill point.

How did this post turn into a build post lol??? typical typical.

[Asketes]

oh yeah...well again...I don't obsess with builds so I tend to get things wrong here and there.

A lot of people are high on this monk build though...so I guess I can't be too wrong... I've always known worrying about gameplay is far superior than sitting around for hours obsessing over every last spent skill point.

How did this post turn into a build post lol??? typical typical.

cuz i highjacked your thread.


apologies, wasn't the intention.

[TitoJ]

cuz i highjacked your thread.


apologies, wasn't the intention.

Mwahahah...I don't mind. Any input I can get on monk without having to read thread after thread is welcome .