So monk in FFXi is quite strong. I just got Verethragna and have been testing out things. With oats I was doing salvage II with a war sj no problems. Now I do WOE with war sj. I was looking into merits and will probably change things around.
I want to get rid of Formless strikes and enhance my Chakra. With the new evasion gear its easy to go through 10-15 old content mobs before needing to heal 800-1000 hp.
I was also looking into Penance. This one is interesting. Is it true that this will basically cause the monster you are attacking to prefer 0 tp moves for its duration? I am thinking of the impact this would have on Arch dynamis Lord after the split. Assuming you target the right one with Chi Blast. I always thought that tp moves were USED after the accumulation of damage taken + damage dealt. Although some monsters like the Khimira in Salvage II seem to use tp on a timer.
So In closing I would like to get peoples thoughts on group 2 of monk merits and Penance and the exact effects of it. I also see that the melee crown enhances its effect. Interesting. Monk/war on old content is certainly something I find more fun then /dnc.
( I don't do delve and haven't used Formless strikes in many months.) maybe only on a pld if he uses invicible in AA or dynamis) even then not worth the merits imo.)