As you are well aware, there are many easier to get items that are much better than this for monks. The Crown of the Froglok Kings comes to mind. Knowing Verant, they are hard at work solving this problem in their own special way. Soon (I predict) all of these other items that monks wear instead of this one will be made to weight 10 pounds. Problem solved.
If you want a headpiece that gives resists over the "2ac", whichever headpiece you are referring to that gives 8 ac, +3 to all saves isnt much in the first place, but tranix crown is 13ac 20sv magic and froggie is 12ac 20sv cold and fire. This isnt even good as resist gear, the only pieces of the armor that are half decent from what i remember are the bracer and boots, because bracer has a neat proc, and boots have an ok proc too, but there are not many good monk boots.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 20 2001 at 12:43 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) The thing is that this isnt to bad, its the other stuff that is too good. I mean many monks have better ac then warriors up to 50+, and do more dmg. If monk Velious armor would be better then the stuff already out there it would be horrible. Maybe just nerf the stuff but then all monks would scream. :)
#REDACTED,
Posted:Jun 20 2001 at 12:12 AM, Rating: Unrated, (Expand Post) OMFG what are you talking about, this is'nt a monk item, I mean I've seen some monk items, like items 1-6200 on this site, but I mean this is crap. I can't even believe this!!! oh god, it's the end of the world I can't stand to type this anymore, it's wasting my time OMFG!!
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 19 2001 at 11:27 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) *note sarcasm in topic*
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 19 2001 at 10:34 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) That would prevent dumbass people like the "Druids get the shaft" and the "monk item" people from posting here
#Anonymous,
Posted:Aug 25 2001 at 7:01 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) placing the idiot filter in the VI main offices may actually help prevent such stupid items from being created.. thus stopping alot of the wining before it even starts
Froglok Crown costs 1k, has better resists, and double the AC.
White Lotus headband requires going to ToV and having ally faction with Velious Dragons.
Verant needs to wake up an realize how much better Frog Crown, Azure Sleaves, and Tranix Crown are than 99% of the gear available for monks in the entire game, and make any new gear with those 3 items in mind.
I wonder how many times this quest has been done ? Do you think that there are anyone wearing these? I'd put a fine silk turban on my monk or froggie crown. While I'm on the subject ... Any monks out there wearing shiverback ? My monks ccs is far more appealing stat and ac wise then the shiver tunic. I find it amusing that few monks are running around in monk only gear. Which is while they post all over the other items trying to claim them their quest and plains stuff suck. Well, maybe it just me.
I don't think I'll take off my ulthork hide skull cap for this item 6ac ... man. Monks gotta tank wether they want to or not, it happens ... ac is very important.
Last time I checked Agility = AC. So the AC boost you get from this item is more than just the mere number represented in the item info. In fact I believe it puts the AC bonus on this item over 10AC. Not to bad coupled with the stats bonus and resists. And you just can't beat the weight. This item may be better than one would think. No matter how you slice it, this is NOT a poopoo item. Of course it probably isn't the best item in the game either, which everyone always seems to compare everything to.
OK Last Time I Checked 4AGI=1AC and i dont think 8 and1/2 ac is worth giving up froggy crown qith 12ac and better resists than most other peices in the game. At least fire and cold anyways
well, it gets compared to the druid quest that takes the same armor drop for starters. Then it gets compared to what someone in HoT would probably be wearing. This isnt some fear drop any old level 47 can get, this requires kiling in DN/Velks/SG/otehr velious zones *and* ToV in order to complete the quest.
ulthork hide skullcap?? I'm speechless.....you'd wear something with 8ac and crap for stats over something with 6ac, 3 to all resists and some good stats......mmmkay
He's only level 35. Give him a break. He's still probably fighting in OT. He dosn't realise that later in the game, even one partial spell resist due to this headband, over the cource of a fight, would much more than make up the 2ac. Let him get blasted by vox or gore a few times and he'll be singing a different tune. AC is good. But you DEFFINATLY want a resist set of gear too. Every class needs their resist gear. No two ways about it.
3sv/all != something to wear in a end game fight if your going for one or even 5 resists heh.
if this peice had some hp or something then I could see it as good, as it is thats prety close to junk.
As for the agi, its based on your current agi total when you put the item on, if you jump over the 100 agi mark for example you get alot more ac than going from 130-140agi. I dont think the agi would make it superior to a froggie crown or a turbin
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 19 2001 at 5:05 PM, Rating: Unrated, (Expand Post) OH MAN! THIS IS SUCH A MONK ITEM! ONLY MONKS SHOULD GET THIS BECAUSE OTHER CLASSES SUCK!
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 19 2001 at 4:50 PM, Rating: Unrated, (Expand Post) can monks wear this?
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 19 2001 at 5:02 PM, Rating: Unrated, (Expand Post) HOLY SH*T !!! I hope for your sake you are NOT seriously asking that question.
#Anonymous,
Posted:Jun 19 2001 at 4:42 PM, Rating: Unrated, (Expand Post) This would be good for a Monk