Think of Bruce Lee. He wasn't the biggest guy or the strongest, but he could break your ribs with a twitch of his arm and take on several people at once.
Bruce Lee will get crushed by the modern MMA fighter.. He has no chance what so ever.
The monk's arms are skinny as hell in the 3D rendering. Even mine are thicker, no joke.
You might wanna check your facts there, according to a heavily sourced wikipedia article:
# Lee's striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second.[91]
# Lee could take in one arm a 75 lb barbell from a standing position with the barbell held flush against his chest and slowly stick his arms out locking them, holding the barbell there for 20 seconds.[92]
# Lee's combat movements were at times too fast to be captured on film for clear slow motion replay using the traditional 24 frames per second of that era, so many scenes were shot in 32 frames per second for better clarity.[93][94][95]
# In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.[96]
# Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.[88]
# Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.[97]
# Lee could thrust his fingers through unopened cans of Coca-Cola. (This was when soft drinks cans were made of steel much thicker than today's aluminum cans).[95]
# Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger.[89][97][98]
# Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups.[99]
# Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches (15 cm) thick.[100]
# Lee could cause a 200-lb (90.72 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a sidekick.[89]
# Lee performed a sidekick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150 lb (68 kg) punching bag.[88][101]
# In a move that has been dubbed "Dragon Flag", Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso horizontal midair.
He was a tanky dude, just cause he wasn't THE biggest doesn't mean he wasn't a seriously huge dude. Though admittedly MMA is a completely different martial arts style from what Bruce Lee did.
I was sure I commented on this post already, but Blizzard have said that the renders that they have on the site are rather crappy because they retain in-game proportions yet in-game you are looking at the character from above and all the perspective stuff changes.
EDIT: Turns out that I have already commented on this thread
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"A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B."
I think just claim that he doesn't look "badass" enough is indicative enough of the next generation's attitude toward how games should be. It's like, "That sword sucks. It doesn't have enough spikes on it. Make it more spikey." I think some people don't like the way he looks just because he's an older man with a beard. They'd rather have some effeminate Final Fantasy douche with an emo haircut and go-go boots.
the beard kinda puts me off......
id rather they have sticked to just one kind of monk but i understand they were trying to make a unique blend
i just wud of rathered a purely tibetan style monk
lol it just throws me off, hes got a hairless cue-ball of a dome that goes right into like the bushiest of beards
Whaaat? I've seen plenty of people in real life with that look. Shoot, when I lose my hair I will shave it all off and just grow a huge fuck off beard.
How is a beard necessarily unsanitary? That's just lame. And eaten food? If food is eaten then it only comes out as shit. Are you saying he has shit in his beard. And beards really aren't that high maintenance at all. Maybe when you're old enough to grow one you'll find out for yourself. And what is this link between a beard and bad breath? You're just a silly person, I reckon. And someone as badass as the Monk doesn't have time to concern himself with offending others with this halitosis. Badassery if anything is meant to get in up in your face and offend you with all its manly smells. So yes, you go play with the prissy male Wizard or some other character that will less offend your delicate beard hating sensibilities.
It puts me off too, since it is unsanitary, so I would rather him not have it. In real life big beards like that would trap eaten food and bad breath smells. In contrast, a shaven face provides less surface area for smells to linger. Since beards are dirty, I would rather him not have it. I do not want to play as a character who would have to smell his bad breath and eaten food all day.
In addition to being unhygienic, I am not physically attracted to people with beards.
You still haven't explained what is that unhygienic about a beard. The hair on your head can easily be just as dirty as a beard so I'll argue that at the least he breaks even by having a smooth dome.
I suppose this means I think they are not aesthetically pleasing. The people who think that beards are aesthetically pleasing must be physically attracted to people with beards.
I'm not saying you have to like his beard. I'm just saying I don't get your reasons nor this obsession you have with the supposed uncleanliness of his beard. It's just kind of weird.
In addition to being unhygienic, I am not physically attracted to people with beards. I suppose this means I think they are not aesthetically pleasing. The people who think that beards are aesthetically pleasing must be physically attracted to people with beards. To each her/his own I say.
So you are saying those who like beards prefer unhygienic people?
You don't find beards aesthetically pleasing and that's all there is to it.
As for the whole hygiene stuff, if you had any clue on the basic rules of being clean, you wouldn't be putting forward such a silly reason.
Why is this still be discussed is my question. It's a beard. They did a great job of making him look like an actual monk. Have you ever seen one? They don't really LOOK that badass. They did a great job at making him look true to the monk look, and original at the same time. I like these forums, but I may stop coming because nothing of real value seems to be discussed here.
On the notes of BEARDS, since that seems to be were this discussion is going. A beard may not be aesthetically pleasing, (to some) but it represents many many different things such as strength, dedication, and hierarchy. This is elementary shit here guys.
Why is this still be discussed is my question. It's a beard. They did a great job of making him look like an actual monk. Have you ever seen one? They don't really LOOK that badass. They did a great job at making him look true to the monk look, and original at the same time. I like these forums, but I may stop coming because nothing of real value seems to be discussed here.
On the notes of BEARDS, since that seems to be were this discussion is going. A beard may not be aesthetically pleasing, (to some) but it represents many many different things such as strength, dedication, and hierarchy. This is elementary shit here guys.
Hmmm....we were not discussing about whether the beard made you king of the jungle or not but how for some mysterious (and unfounded) reason, someone was labeling it as unhygienic.
And if you think nothing of value is being discussed, you are hereby excused from posting.
You might wanna check your facts there, according to a heavily sourced wikipedia article:
# Lee's striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second.[91]
# Lee could take in one arm a 75 lb barbell from a standing position with the barbell held flush against his chest and slowly stick his arms out locking them, holding the barbell there for 20 seconds.[92]
# Lee's combat movements were at times too fast to be captured on film for clear slow motion replay using the traditional 24 frames per second of that era, so many scenes were shot in 32 frames per second for better clarity.[93][94][95]
# In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.[96]
# Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.[88]
# Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.[97]
# Lee could thrust his fingers through unopened cans of Coca-Cola. (This was when soft drinks cans were made of steel much thicker than today's aluminum cans).[95]
# Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger.[89][97][98]
# Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups.[99]
# Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches (15 cm) thick.[100]
# Lee could cause a 200-lb (90.72 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a sidekick.[89]
# Lee performed a sidekick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150 lb (68 kg) punching bag.[88][101]
# In a move that has been dubbed "Dragon Flag", Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso horizontal midair.
He was a tanky dude, just cause he wasn't THE biggest doesn't mean he wasn't a seriously huge dude. Though admittedly MMA is a completely different martial arts style from what Bruce Lee did.
I was sure I commented on this post already, but Blizzard have said that the renders that they have on the site are rather crappy because they retain in-game proportions yet in-game you are looking at the character from above and all the perspective stuff changes.
EDIT: Turns out that I have already commented on this thread
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True.
Actually i think the monk is TOO bad ass. Tone down his over the topness plz.
id rather they have sticked to just one kind of monk but i understand they were trying to make a unique blend
i just wud of rathered a purely tibetan style monk
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i guess the juxtaposition just throws me off
how can a head be so smooth while face being so bushy
if he had long hair with the long beard
or shaven face with the shaven head
.......it wud make sense to me lol
but thats just me hah
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Dunno, Monk looks pretty badass to me. He's one of the coolest chars imo.
Complete fail for mixing hygiene with aesthetics.
Wash yourself more often.
You are quite adept at stating obvious things.
I'm not saying you have to like his beard. I'm just saying I don't get your reasons nor this obsession you have with the supposed uncleanliness of his beard. It's just kind of weird.
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So you are saying those who like beards prefer unhygienic people?
You don't find beards aesthetically pleasing and that's all there is to it.
As for the whole hygiene stuff, if you had any clue on the basic rules of being clean, you wouldn't be putting forward such a silly reason.
On the notes of BEARDS, since that seems to be were this discussion is going. A beard may not be aesthetically pleasing, (to some) but it represents many many different things such as strength, dedication, and hierarchy. This is elementary shit here guys.
Hmmm....we were not discussing about whether the beard made you king of the jungle or not but how for some mysterious (and unfounded) reason, someone was labeling it as unhygienic.
And if you think nothing of value is being discussed, you are hereby excused from posting.
ROFL.
+1 for you, sneaky bastard.