Hello, Tibians!
The second day of Monk testing began at 10:00 am as standard, but it was not without problems. CipSoft encountered a bug, which fortunately was quickly fixed. Meanwhile, while trying to select the Monk profession on Dawnport, I was suddenly assigned as an Elite Knight. Fortunately, GM Radulf quickly responded to my request, helping me get back on track.
After getting on Maina, I stocked up on the necessary equipment and headed out for testing. To begin with, I decided to check how Monk was doing on Hive - monsters were dropping like flies (hehe). Later I moved on and discovered something interesting - every action gathering Harmony or burning it through Sweeping Strike restored huge amounts of HP! Maybe this is a bug? Or maybe we are in for an imminent nerf?
The next stop was Hero Cave, which also went through surprisingly easily - Monk 's damage is simply huge! I also decided to check out the Mantra system, which offers three types of fields. In my opinion, this mechanic should be scaled by percentage rather than based on fixed values, as it currently seems too OP for low levels.
Later in the day, I went to Exotic Cave, where I started testing an effective spell rotation for Monk:
After this test, I teamed up with a colleague for a team hunt and we headed to Roshamuul to see how well Monk could heal. The result? Excessively well. Beating Lower Rosha at level 150 was downright trivial! The same was repeated on Spectra, where we calmly cleared entire rooms that are normally challenging even for 250 EK!
I also decided to test Monk 's strength in solo combat and went for Nak. Fighting 2-3 opponents at once was not a problem, and the only annoyance was the Archers, which I could not attract with Lass, because it requires level 175.
Later I stated that I would try to beat Timira solo, but here there was a problem - the cooldown reset doll did not work, which prevented me from a second attempt. Maybe next time!
The next spot? Candia, where I also passed without any difficulties, and at the end I tested my strength on Sugar Daddy, whom I killed solo at level 150!
For dessert I left myself Diremawy on Task Area - and here also no major problems, even too easy....
To sum up the second day of testing, Monk is currently too powerful a profession. It requires a nerf - the question is in what form. I look forward to more tests and changes!