12/8 Fighter/monk or Monk/Fighter

[IdontKare]

Im Bloodybeast on the Sarlona server, and I have run into a stalemate... I am currently 8ftr/8 (light) monk and love the dps and self healing I can do, but now I need to decide to take the 4 fighter for the extra attack speed and extra feats and Kensi II or Monk for abundent step, improved evasion and better stances. I am leaning more for Dps, but survivablity is nice, cuz dps = 0 when Im dead

[wax_on_wax_off]

Simple answer is Kensei II for DPS or Monk 12 for tanking. If you don't want to be a dedicated tank (in earth stance III and probably wanting shadowfade from dark monk) then go for the DPS of kensei II.

[korsat]

12 monk gives you 3rd tier stance, 2d6 fists base damage and Touch of Death. This is more dps than kensei II. You just have to go dark instead of light!

[ArcaneMelee]

12 monk gives you 3rd tier stance, 2d6 fists base damage and Touch of Death. This is more dps than kensei II. You just have to go dark instead of light!

Don't forget Abundant Step!

Yeah, I'd rather have ToD than Power Surge. I always seemed to run out of Power Surge on my 12 Fighter build.

I'd go 12 Monk/7 Fighter/1 Rog, though.

[wax_on_wax_off]

Contrary to previous poster, to the best of my knowledge 12 fighter is more DPS at least probably in any fight that is <13 minutes (at a guess).

That doesn't mean that 12 fighter is better though, I prefer the versatility and tanking of 12 monk.

[korsat]

Contrary to previous poster, to the best of my knowledge 12 fighter is more DPS at least probably in any fight that is <13 minutes (at a guess).

That doesn't mean that 12 fighter is better though, I prefer the versatility and tanking of 12 monk.

ToD is too good to be dropped. My 9monk/6ranger/2fighter 32pb with 28str killed much more than 12fighter/6monk with 51 strenght 36pb on an elite acid wit...and much more is, if i remember right, like 25 more kills

Btw while waiting for earth3 i'm using wind2, don't know if this matters or not

[wax_on_wax_off]

ToD is too good to be dropped. My 9monk/6ranger/2fighter 32pb with 28str killed much more than 12fighter/6monk with 51 strenght 36pb on an elite acid wit...and much more is, if i remember right, like 25 more kills

Btw while waiting for earth3 i'm using wind2, don't know if this matters or not

Kill score =\= DPS.

Out killing someone by 25 kills is a joke, while leveling my Other then Average Rogue I'd often have 5-10x the amount of kills as the next competitor on account of how aggressive I could play with enough AC to only be hit on a 1 and Acrobat movement speed.