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MarchHare · 05-24-2012, 10:29 AM

Monks were previously good on Inferno because they were using an exploit that made them (and their entire party) nearly permenantly invulnerable.

There was a Monk ability that, when activated, provided everyone in the group with a shield that absorbed damage equal to 15% of their maximum health. It had no cooldown, so you were only limited by your ability to regenerate spirit. Combine this ability with a set of gear with high HP and spec your character for ultra-fast spirit regen, and your entire group was effectively invincible. This was nerfed in a hotfix yesterday, and the ability will be redesigned to provide a benefit that isn't quite so overpowered.

I'm on Act II of Hell difficulty right now, and I've recently specced and geared my Monk in such a way that survivability is much less of a problem now. I'm not using the highest dps build, but I have the following benefits:

~50% dodge
~55% damage reduction from armour
~45% resistance to all forms of damage

On top of that, my primary attack reduce enemy attack speed and damage by 20%.

05-24-2012, 10:29 AM	#897
MarchHare Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present) Exp:	Monks were previously good on Inferno because they were using an exploit that made them (and their entire party) nearly permenantly invulnerable. There was a Monk ability that, when activated, provided everyone in the group with a shield that absorbed damage equal to 15% of their maximum health. It had no cooldown, so you were only limited by your ability to regenerate spirit. Combine this ability with a set of gear with high HP and spec your character for ultra-fast spirit regen, and your entire group was effectively invincible. This was nerfed in a hotfix yesterday, and the ability will be redesigned to provide a benefit that isn't quite so overpowered. I'm on Act II of Hell difficulty right now, and I've recently specced and geared my Monk in such a way that survivability is much less of a problem now. I'm not using the highest dps build, but I have the following benefits: ~50% dodge ~55% damage reduction from armour ~45% resistance to all forms of damage On top of that, my primary attack reduce enemy attack speed and damage by 20%.