Normally I pretty much have given up on posting my EXP party experiences, but with the recent new release merits, party invites is almost none existant for my monk
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Theres a cap at 3 per ability. So yeah you would have to place 3 in Chivalry and then use the other 3 somehow.
Also for BRD I've heard that lvl 1 Dirge is only -3 enmity which is hardly anything really for a prolonged fight. Yeah -9 is pretty good when you cap Dirge but I don't think 1 merit in it is really all that great. Although with the other choices in abilities, its probably better than wasting merits capping the semi-useful JA's.
Also I'm suprised MNK isn't getting that many invites for you. I guess not being 75 and in burn pt's kinda hurts for MNK invites but I'm still a bit suprised that you've had trouble as usually people look for MNK's and WAR's first on my server for invites. I'm trying to decide between MNK and WAR right now and even though its a different server I hate hearing things like that for the next job I might take up.
The only issue I have with monk is that the full DD potential comes almost right at 51, the moment you get Kick attack, and Double attack at 50. Monks stay strong all the way through 75, which most DD don't become that strong until the late 60's.
So my theory about monk is that:
1. Monk don't make decent SC until 61. 2. If a tank make the party, the like to keep their illusion of being able to hold hate, but not inviting a monk. 3. If a DD makes the party, they like to keep their illusion of being the best DD in the party.
So far I've been keep track of what Job invite me to parties, and they are: Monks, BLM, BLU, and BRDs. Those jobs seems to like monks, because the perfer not to pull hate themselves. I do make my own party sometimes though.
That's why I actually decided on the opposite :o Putting 2 in Sirvente for 10% reduction of hate shed and 3 in Dirge for -9 enmity. I figured that I'd use Dirge more often than I'd use Sirvente. Having been playing around with the 1 merit versions of each this supposition was borne out.
I honestly, was thinking about this as well. Sirvente just doesn't seem like its something I would ever use with consistancy. Granted I don't do HNM anymore, but even when I was at every single one of them, it was always Ballad/BalladII for the tank party. Maybe if I had a Gjall... I could afford to not give the Paladin's that extra 1 mp/tick, but honestly or the ninja's not have both March's. I just don't see it otherwise. Paladin, has been given a bevy of new ways to create and keep enmity, and Ninja have never had any bad issues in the past
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Do you have a link to where you read this info? I'm interested in it.
I found have level 2 in Freeze give me less resist with the spell but i still get them but not as bad.
While i would like all the other AM i just figured most SC these days are light, dark, fragmentation and having almost maxed potency in both ice and thunder i thought it best to fully upgrade just 2 for the lower resist.
While 200 damage might not be much it might make a difference when it comes to fighting them HNM?
Actually, I would think that 3 Points into Guardian and then lower Sentinel Recast as much as possible would probably be better in the long run, if you're going for hate spikes.
Guardian + Sentinel, followed by any hate actions immediately after = less hate loss directly afterwards.
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Also for BRD I've heard that lvl 1 Dirge is only -3 enmity which is hardly anything really for a prolonged fight. Yeah -9 is pretty good when you cap Dirge but I don't think 1 merit in it is really all that great. Although with the other choices in abilities, its probably better than wasting merits capping the semi-useful JA's.
Also I'm suprised MNK isn't getting that many invites for you. I guess not being 75 and in burn pt's kinda hurts for MNK invites but I'm still a bit suprised that you've had trouble as usually people look for MNK's and WAR's first on my server for invites. I'm trying to decide between MNK and WAR right now and even though its a different server I hate hearing things like that for the next job I might take up.
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So my theory about monk is that:
1. Monk don't make decent SC until 61.
2. If a tank make the party, the like to keep their illusion of being able to hold hate, but not inviting a monk.
3. If a DD makes the party, they like to keep their illusion of being the best DD in the party.
So far I've been keep track of what Job invite me to parties, and they are: Monks, BLM, BLU, and BRDs. Those jobs seems to like monks, because the perfer not to pull hate themselves. I do make my own party sometimes though.
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If its really only that difference, doesnt seem worth it to upgrade past lvl1.
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I found have level 2 in Freeze give me less resist with the spell but i still get them but not as bad.
While i would like all the other AM i just figured most SC these days are light, dark, fragmentation and having almost maxed potency in both ice and thunder i thought it best to fully upgrade just 2 for the lower resist.
While 200 damage might not be much it might make a difference when it comes to fighting them HNM?
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Guardian + Sentinel, followed by any hate actions immediately after = less hate loss directly afterwards.
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Pretty close to 68 :) but invites from 60 onwards where insane for me also, and i love them crawlers.
I thinking i might solo 2-3 level and hope for some classic KRT burns to help get me closer to 75.
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