Thats just the thing. WHY can't I be a glass cannon Monk? It's quite frustrating. And I know its not a MMO. I played D2 for a long, long time and WoW for quite a while. BECAUSE of that I fear this.
I never said you could not be a glass cannon monk...it is probably just not optimal. Wizards and Barbarians have single skills that hit for over 1600% weapon damage. Monks highest i believe is more like 900%. However, monks do attack faster and gain speed / attack speed / damage buffs on skills that they use to be able to become a glass cannon. It is just not very believable that you will be able to go 6 damage skills that only buff damage and survive anything in hell or inferno. You are not a ranged class that can dodge every spell, you will need to play defensive.
Ask yourself, is a "glass cannon" an insta-gib character or a character that puts out massive damage... because monks can definitively put out damage, look at exploding palm, you can chain that and make countless enemies explode(based on % of THEIR health) this does massive damage toward the end of the game. Barbarians however, have a skill with a 2 minute cooldown, that costs nothing(if runed) that does 1600 damage in an AOE....it can be the very first move you do, sure you can die after but that is still a "glass-cannon". It just depends on your playstyle.
Personally i see monk as a more steady, steady -> Burst. class. while barbarian and wizard are more use everything you have, run in circles and wait for regen / cooldowns. I do not know enough about witch doctor / demon hunter to correctly talk about them soo
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I never said you could not be a glass cannon monk...it is probably just not optimal. Wizards and Barbarians have single skills that hit for over 1600% weapon damage. Monks highest i believe is more like 900%. However, monks do attack faster and gain speed / attack speed / damage buffs on skills that they use to be able to become a glass cannon. It is just not very believable that you will be able to go 6 damage skills that only buff damage and survive anything in hell or inferno. You are not a ranged class that can dodge every spell, you will need to play defensive.
Ask yourself, is a "glass cannon" an insta-gib character or a character that puts out massive damage... because monks can definitively put out damage, look at exploding palm, you can chain that and make countless enemies explode(based on % of THEIR health) this does massive damage toward the end of the game. Barbarians however, have a skill with a 2 minute cooldown, that costs nothing(if runed) that does 1600 damage in an AOE....it can be the very first move you do, sure you can die after but that is still a "glass-cannon". It just depends on your playstyle.
Personally i see monk as a more steady, steady -> Burst. class. while barbarian and wizard are more use everything you have, run in circles and wait for regen / cooldowns. I do not know enough about witch doctor / demon hunter to correctly talk about them soo
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None the less, gj paying it forward, glad to know you're making someone happy ^.^