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Monks would be the only new class they could add that wouldn't be derivative of any other class or profession.
They could fulfill all 3 roles and be based in the martial arts.
Armor: Cloth, Leather
Weapons: All one handed and staffs
Ranged: Thrown
Healing Spec:
The first melee range non-casting healing class. The use of chants (for brief bubbles to friendlies) and quick movement could get the healer from one target to another. Think of it inspired by pressure point therapy and acupuncture. Could specialize in tank healing and really up the challenge level for raid healing.
Melee DPS Spec:
More focus on punch and kick specials. Have weapons for white and small amount of specials. Have a talent for specialization in fist weapons or staffs. Lots of very short buffs and debuffs through chants.
Tanking Spec:
Let the focus be on dodges, blocks, counters and mental fortifications. Think "evasion tanking" for lack of a better term. Dual wield tanking with the off hand acting as a weaker shield and/or weapon.
Primary Resource: Focus
Secondary Resource: Chi
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2011-01-11, 08:20 PM #1Old God
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New Class Suggestion: Monks
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2011-01-11, 08:21 PM #2Brewmaster
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Diablo much?
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2011-01-11, 08:21 PM #3Old God
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Never played it actually.
Originally Posted by Neliah
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2011-01-11, 08:24 PM #4Brewmaster
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Well, the monk is a new class in Diablo3 :P
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2011-01-11, 08:24 PM #5The Insane
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Melee range... Originally Posted by Scarjack
Healing class...
Why do you hate healers?
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2011-01-11, 08:24 PM #6The Patient
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I like the idea a lot...but I favor the version of the monk class where he uses no weapons at all....he is THE weapon....essentially a super martial artists with some magical ability.
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The monk class has been around in games before Blizzard was even a company. Originally Posted by Neliah
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2011-01-11, 08:26 PM #7Old God
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Got to have weapons unfortunately. This game is all about gear. Originally Posted by Morte
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2011-01-11, 08:26 PM #8Deleted
Martial Arts in a MMO... No, thank you.
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2011-01-11, 08:27 PM #9Mechagnome
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Monks fit somewhat, but they need some new lore. The races which have monks currently: Humans and Pandaren.
Well, you could get weapons and then take them to your dojo and your master trains you in exchange of the juicy treasure you hand him. Wouldn't make a difference on stats, and people couldn't argue about not having a weapon because that's the flavor of the class anyway. Originally Posted by Scarjack
Last edited by Falarson; 2011-01-11 at 08:29 PM.
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2011-01-11, 08:29 PM #10Stood in the Fire
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Maybe Blizz can have Sierra help implement it
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2011-01-11, 08:31 PM #11The Insane
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Silence! Originally Posted by barker
Maybe Blizz can have Sierra help implement it
WE DO NOT SPEAK OF THAT EXPANSION!
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2011-01-11, 08:32 PM #12Pandaren Monk
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Chi is a no no, we don't need more resources, Also why would it have tank, dps and heals.
We don't need more pallys, just make it heals and dps like a priest, melee dps with weapons and ranged heals.
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2011-01-11, 08:32 PM #13Stood in the Fire
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I am for anything that adds more healers into this game. It is kind of empty out there...
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2011-01-11, 08:33 PM #14The Patient
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Chants aside... non-casting heals? so you punch people in the face and it heals them? Originally Posted by Scarjack
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2011-01-11, 08:35 PM #15Mechagnome
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Some kind of auras that have a limited range. Think Warlock's Hellfire with a healing effect. Originally Posted by Slavko
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2011-01-11, 08:37 PM #16DeletedI lol'd xD Originally Posted by Slavko
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2011-01-11, 08:37 PM #17Deleted
Just rework Discipline to be a melee dps spec, why entire new class? :3
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2011-01-11, 08:39 PM #18Mechagnome
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I'm down for this too. It works. If they could rape Death Knights in Cataclysm, why not priests? Originally Posted by Caine
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2011-01-11, 08:40 PM #19The Patient
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The Monk class (much as it is described in this thread, sans healing) existed in Dungeons and Dragons far far before Diablo ever existed Originally Posted by Neliah
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2011-01-11, 08:50 PM #20High Overlord
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The concept of healing martial arts in melee is ABSOLUTELY amazing. This was done and tried in Vanguard. There was a disciple class that had 2 types of heals:
1) regular heals that cost mana
2) attack combos that would result in a heal on Focus target. Attack had some cds, and costed endurance ( basically energy)
It was amazing idea for many reasons:
1) people are mostly dps junkies, that is why dps waits 45+ min in queue now.
2) It is very unique (bad for wow apparently since they try to make everything same now)
3) From my experience it was reducibility fun char to play.
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