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Will you roll a monk and why?
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Post by
Wolfrey
Exactly as the title says: what do you think about the new Monk class?
I'm interested in the Mistweaver spec in particular, as it will be the first new healing spec since Vanilla!(##RESPBREAK##)2700##DELIM##Neutronimity##DELIM##I've taken the liberty of renaming your thread. We don't really like "firsts".
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Post by
felhunter
im gonna roll one just try them out. probally a pandaren monk. and likely some horde/alli monks also too give all 3 specs a try before settling for one too play on my pandaren without having too respec and stuff.
but i wont make it my main, that i know atm for sure.
Post by
Raleandris
I doubt there's many people that won't at least
try
a monk, even if it's only to level 15.
Post by
Adamsm
Definitely; but as I hate healer classes, will be making it Tank and DPS....to go with my others heh.
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Post by
Thror
Ugh. I wanted to make this exact topic, but I went to play League of Legends with Lookout. Ill just paste what I wanted to post in the original topic in here. Here goes:
So, who is planning to roll one? Here, I made a short questionnare for you guys!
1. What will be your Monk's name?
2. What will be his/her race?
3. What will be his/her spec? (If you do not know what they are all called, Tank/DPS/Heal is fine too. Feel free to list all specs you wish to play.)
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why? (Feel free to include your complete opinion of the Monk class.)
(The questionnare above is not obligatory. Feel free to post reactions to other people's posts if you wish.)
And here are my answers:
1. What will be your Monk's name?
I am going with Throrstout. Thror is a base that I have in most character names, and -stout sounds so fitting for a brewmaster monk!
2. What will be his/her race?
A pandaren! If anyone didn't know, I kinda like bears. So the Pandaren suit my fancy a lot. :)
3. What will be his/her spec? (If you do not know what they are all called, Tank/DPS/Heal is fine too. Feel free to list all specs you wish to play.)
Brewmaster! I love tanking and I plan to tank with my monk too.
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why? (Feel free to include your complete opinion of the Monk class.)
Since there is very little info revealed about the class so far, I could only really fall in love with the concepts so far. <3 The Monk's resource system seems intriguing, although I am really curious about how their threat generation will look like with the no auto attack thing. What really appeals to me is the overall theme of the class though, and especially the tank spec. Chen Stormstout was my favorite hero back in Frozen Throne!
Post by
capitao
I'll check the tank spec a few months after the "new thing" phase has ended.
1. What will be your Monk's name?
Undecided. Definetly nothing with "bear", "panda", "stout" or "brew".
2. What will be his/her race?
Pandaren if the racials stay as is. Actually, I'll even race change my other classes to Panda if they stay as announced.
3. What will be his/her spec? (If you do not know what they are all called, Tank/DPS/Heal is fine too. Feel free to list all specs you wish to play.)
Tank with Tank off-spec so I can tank while tanking.
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why? (Feel free to include your complete opinion of the Monk class.)
I'm not fond of non plate classes, but the playstyle seems really insteresting. Heck, even healing, which is the most boring thing ever created by mankind sounds good, as you need spacial awareness to use rolls and stuff for healing.
That and the fact that you tank by getting drunk got me.
Post by
XxOmuraxX
I'll prob roll a monk to 90 only because I love rerolling. I don't think my monk will be a panda, it should be an big fat orc with the new graphics we'll get in MoP, they will look sooo awesome.
Once I'm bored of my monk, I will go play my 10 others classes already in the 80+ to see the changes...
Take the overpowered class and main it.
Post by
hatman555
1. What will be your Monk's name?
Brucelee
2. What will be his/her race?
Male Randaren or Male Blood Elf
3. What will be his/her spec?
Tank
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why?
I want to continue tanking, and I believe there might be some interesting tanking opportunities for a Monk.
All in all, Its a new class, its going to be really really fun to level, and while I think pandaren's are a bit cheesy, I like that they opened the Monk class to almost every other race. Time to level another blood Elf O.o
Cheers,
Hat
Post by
Maelchav
1. What will be your Monk's name?
Maelchav was the name of my first-ever online RPG character (back when I played MUDs), and although I don't use it now I think it's time to bring him back.
2. What will be his/her race?
Forsaken or Blood Elf if I go Horde, Human or Night Elf if I go Alliance... haven't decided that yet. But almost definitely not Pandaren.
3. What will be his/her spec? (If you do not know what they are all called, Tank/DPS/Heal is fine too. Feel free to list all specs you wish to play.)
Tank for sure - it's become my favorite role since WotLK. Probably also healer because I've been getting into PvP healing lately, and it seems (in my mind) to fit the monk paradigm... and I'm
really
curious to see how their healing style will work in PvP.
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why? (Feel free to include your complete opinion of the Monk class.)
Very much so!
I've been hoping for a monk class since I started playing in TBC. Back in the day of the MUD, monk was my favorite class and I wished WoW had them. It worked a little different from the way Blizzard is intending to handle them... they used a resource called Movement; their moves could be used in certain combinations to cause a "finisher" (ie, using Reverse Sweep, Sweep Kick, and Reverse Sweep would fire off a Tornado Kick which did AoE damage to all in range; Backfist, Spin Kick, Shin Kick caused another big-deal attack to happen; etc.). The mechanics were fun, and I had a blast playing a monk then, and I think it'll be fun to play one again.
Post by
Adamsm
I like the idea, yet another class where they will, be overpowered to start off with and everybody will play one, its not for few months after the expansion that i will try one just cause the feedback is better when, you have people who have played them and are hardcore main charater monks, but we will see my mind may change :P
You do know that monks start at level 1 right? They aren't a new Hero class.
Post by
LookOut
Ugh. I wanted to make this exact topic, but I went to play League of Legends with Lookout.
Lol, sorry dude xD
1. What will be your Monk's name?
Undecided for the time being, but I'll probably incorporate some kind of booze in the name. Maybe start with "Koss", because that's the abbreviation of my main.
2. What will be his/her race?
Pandaren. I like bears too :) And I have pretty much every other race (except belf. Yuck.)
3. What will be his/her spec? (If you do not know what they are all called, Tank/DPS/Heal is fine too. Feel free to list all specs you wish to play.)
Brewmaster. It's time to make a second tank! (... or third if you count my dk, but he's not max level so meh :p)
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why? (Feel free to include your complete opinion of the Monk class.)
Seems like the monk class will have an interesting new mechanic / resource system, so it'll be fun to play around with that a bit. Also, the spec is friggin called brewmaster, COME ON! Too. Friggin. Tempting.
Post by
Interest
1. What will be your Monk's name?
I haven't gotten to that, unfortunately. As the expansion gets closer I'll probably think of one...
2. What will be his/her race?
Pandaren. I don't want to have to race change.
3. What will be his/her spec? (If you do not know what they are all called, Tank/DPS/Heal is fine too. Feel free to list all specs you wish to play.)
I kinda like all of them, to be honest. I'll probably end up being a Brewmaster and Mistweaver (assuming dual specs continue to work the way I believe.
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why? (Feel free to include your complete opinion of the Monk class.)
Yes. I'm rather intrigued by the playstyle they have in mind. If it's anything like say, DC Universe (which is probably where they're deriving it from, or fighting games), then /cheer.
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Post by
gane
1. What will be your Monk's name?
Not really sure as of yet, I think I will be boring and go with something Asian or of a Pseudo Biblical vein.
2. What will be his/her race?
Pandaran
3. What will be his/her spec? (If you do not know what they are all called, Tank/DPS/Heal is fine too. Feel free to list all specs you wish to play.)
I will prolly try them all, I like to dabble in all the specs, I will decide on which I like least and not play that one. :)
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why? (Feel free to include your complete opinion of the Monk class.)
I am pretty excited to try it out, My only fear of the class is that with the initial launch it is either going to be super OP or super UP, I expect no balance from Blizzard.
Post by
Capnboomkin
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1. What will be your Monk's name?
Hitmonlee (Guildies are making Hitmonchan and Machamp. Nobody seems to want Hitmontop for some odd reason...)
2. What will be his/her race?
Male Pandaren
3. What will be his/her spec?
Probably going to be a Mistweaver, as I love healing.
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why?
The Monk's playstyle seems to be new and different, and imho quite attractive.
Post by
Ahrendel
1. What will be your Monk's name?
Haven't a clue yet. Not Kungfupanda, though.
2. What will be his/her race?
Troll if I can. Voodoo Fu.
3. What will be his/her spec?
Mistweaver.
4. Are you looking forward to playing a monk, and if yes, then why?
Absolutely. It's going to be a fresh and new class on a new continent. I like the idea of a healer who DPSes too. Unless that changes, my interest will continue to be strong.
Post by
pezz
1. Likely asdfasdf, or something similar.
2. Got to have a panda.
3. DPS main spec, healing off spec which I will inevitably ending up using exclusively.
4. Very much so. I look forward to being marginalized as a melee DPS in new and exciting ways because I happen to have an off-spec which is actually useful. Not getting to play Enhancement is getting old, bring on not getting to play Monk DPS!
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