What games did monk classes right?
Fallout New Vegas
You just fucking destroy shit with roundhouse kicks and shotgun glovs
final fantasy 5.
diablo 3
>>342083198
defenatly!
>>342081531
>Let's give the player access to an attack that costs nothing, stuns the enemy for a long period of time, has no cooldown, can stunlock, works on every enemy in the entire game, and does a reasonable amount of damage
Sometimes I wonder what goes through the minds of the design team on games.
>>342086052
Because you need to be right up in the enemy's shit and almost every human enemy in the game has a gun. Melee has to be pretty powerful for anybody to use it at all.
>>342086052
Wait, what? I need to know the name of this attack, perk, whatever the hell it is. I've been debating whether or not to have another run of NV, and this just sealed the deal.
Also, shotgun gloves? Shotgun. Gloves. I need these in my life.
>>342086271
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Ranger_Takedown
OP as fuck. You can even interrupt deathclaws mid-pounce with this.
>>342083153
Monk ends up total shit by the end of the game, though. Not being able to punch through defense really doesn't do them any favors.
>>342081450
ragnarok online IMO
>>342086271
Those are not even the best gloves.
The best ones make some sort of sonic blast the throws your target back.
Fucking bethesda not having an engine that could let them use ammo is a shame.
>>342086271
>he didn't know about the Ballistic Fist
oh boy are you in for a good time
>>342088760
I've been using the Super-heated Saturnite Fist from OWB and it seems really strong.
That bullshit attack speed + fire damage is too good. Looks cool too with the glow effect.
final fantasy tactics
I want to say ADoM or NWN, but I don't know if it's really right: those classes are seriously overpowered. You can break toughest armor with your bare fists, and are literally untouchable.
But at least it feels good.
Path of exile
Fallout nv
God hand
And i heard that dark souls 2 caestus are pretty good
>>342089939
>NWN Monk
>seriously overpowered
Yeah they sure are overpowered with that 3/4 BAB and need to have 3 good stats to keep up with a fucking Fighter.
>>342088918
So, looks like I'll be hunting one of those down ASAP. All that's left is finalizing my starting S.P.E.C.I.A.L. and picking skills. Anyone got some suggestions? I've never done a melee/unarmed build in NV, so I'm not sure how I should focus my points. I usually tend to go small guns, speech, science and security, so I prioritize INT and PER/AGI.
I'm guessing I'll need a bit more END than normal, as I'll be Fist of the North Starring people as opposed to my usual shotgun justice. Strength is obviously going to be important, as is Luck. More critical hits means less time spent per enemy. All of the important skill mags and whatnot will have to be gotten as quickly as possible, to avoid spending points in skills I can easily cap with the points from the items.
I think this run will be quite enjoyable, as it will be wildly different from my usual play style. Part of me wants to take Boone for backup, but I feel like I'd be cheating myself out of the joy I'd get from pulping the denizens of the wasteland with my bare hands.
>>342090798
Get high str, agility and constitution, then pump all your skill points in unarmed.
>>342090771
Monks get the shaft in pretty much any PnP system. I usually have to home brew a Monk if one of my players wants to roll one, as they tend to fall behind rather quickly. Full BAB and/or reducing their MAD by allowing them to use Dex in place of Strength for to-hit and damage usually helps them quite a bit.
>>342081450
WoW, but only in MoP and maybe the healer-dps stance in WoD
Their style and lore in MoP was handled in a very clean way; although they were hindered by the shit MMO engine, the feel of the class was still very unique and you really felt like a martial artist.
Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft.
If the hand to hand combat is good and the fantasy feels just right, I'm all over that monk shit.
>>342090771
Maybe not strong in offense, but I remember clearly, that my monk was shrugging off every powerful spellcast like it was holiday sparkles.
>>342092224
>wow
No, just no
Monk fantasy felt like shit in this game, almost as bad as monk fantasy in the poe
>>342091126
>Monks get the shaft in pretty much any PnP system.
DnD please go. There are multiple systems out there that don't shit on monks/unarmed builds.
>>342081450
God Hand.
>>342094143
Care to share the names of these systems? I'm not denying your claim, I would just like to know what systems aren't shit when it comes to UAC and Monks.
>>342081531
Jade Empire
>>342095058
>>342095187
Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2
>>342095326
that was new
>>342094903
Fantasycraft can be used for standart-fantasy games and tend to make good unarmed characters. Want to add some mysticism? There is a monk advanced class that gives you wuxia-style archetypes.
Want something more cyberpunk? Shadowrun has adepts, which use magic to enhance their abilities. An unarmed character usualy is an adept with alot of unarmed powers that make you be able to outpunch alot of stuff. Don't like magic in it? You can also use cyberlimbs and other stuff to enhance your natural punching abilities.
Want neither of them? How about exalted, where you do stuff in a more indian/chinese/japanese setting and play as literarely superhumans. Become the fluff-less brawler or put points into martial arts so you gain special bullshit.
Alot of other PnP games also do a decent job at doing unarmed build decent. Just stay away from DnD 3.X and pathfinder, as those are the biggest offenders with shit-monks.
>>342095529
>Legend RPG
>there is a feat that turns your Monk, who's already the game's combat maneuver specialist, into Jackie Chan in a ladder factory by giving him large bonuses to improvised weapons, bonuses to combat maneuvers when you break your improvised weapons, and lets you pick up an improvised weapon for free every round
