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Szark  5/28/08 3:08:23 PM
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Turbine has published a dev diary detailing the way of the monk, the new class for Dungeons and Dragons Online that will be added when Module 7 launches on June 3rd.

Welcome students! It is good that you wish to follow the path of enlightenment, and I, being The Master, shall show you The Way of the Monk!

There are many intricate and complicated philosophies to learn, so let’s embark on your journey and soon you will learn The Way.

Monks are a distinct new character class that you will be able to choose when Module 7: The Way of the Monk goes live. A Monk’s role is that of high speed, control, and discipline. Your senses and wisdom of the elements will be challenged. Becoming a Monk will be very different than anything you’ve experienced in Eberron, and you’ll need to learn to accommodate any situation. An old Monk proverb tells of a young student, who asks his Master; “Teacher, why are teacups made so thin and fragile that they break so easily?” The teacher smiled and replied: “It is not that they are too delicate, but that you do not yet know how to handle them. You must learn to adjust yourself to the environment, and not vice versa.” As it will be, to learn The Way of The Monk.

Read more here.
 
dj_decay  5/28/08 3:50:00 PM
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Sounds awesome, I love the skills.  Matched with the DDO combat system (which is still the best in the MMO Space, IMO) this is going to be a great class to play!

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vhadakhan  5/29/08 2:57:54 AM
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"War is not about who is right; War is about who is left." -Unknown

"Becoming a Monk will be very different than anything you’ve experienced in Eberron"
experience the tranquility of quiet meditation without peers
"and you’ll need to learn to accommodate any situation"

... including not being able to find a group.
 
Dr.Rock  5/29/08 7:16:25 AM
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The fact they have already built in split feat paths, and enhancement paths as well, going to give the usual huge variety of possible builds without even considering multi-classing. With combo combat and Ki energy management as well, I think this class is going to be tricky to play, I know I will probably suck at it, but I am itching to give it a try.

 
iauhe  5/30/08 3:30:17 AM
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It looks like a martial arts mellee, probably not doing as much damage as a pure mellee class. Maybe not much use in group, unless random class only is needed, but might look cool though. Nice for an alt.