September 16, 2016
Recent play stories include Flux’s sad confession of UE-acceptance. Then we get to part two of our ranking/debate over Diablo 3’s most and least iconic skills, this time covering the Witch Doctor, Barbarian, and Monk. Featuring James, Dave the Brave, and Flux.
August 10, 2016
Season 7 is underway and the first weekend of rushing is in the books. Is Chapter 4 of the Season Journey all that matters? Will T13 help or hurt? Why is the UE DH set bullshit? Featuring Aahz, CaptGoldfish, and Flux
July 8, 2016
Diablo 3 Podcast #211: Josh Mosq’s Exit + Top 10 Monk Skills
October 21, 2015
The hiatus has ended and The Diablo Podcast returns with a new show. Conversation about Season 4, Monk superiority, runaway botting, solo play irrelevance, and the D3-disappointment that is Blizzcon 2015. Featuring N3rdwards, Muggs, and Flux.
August 6, 2015
The Battle.net PTR forum is awash with monastic grief over the nerfs to Monks coming up in the next patch. The details at this point come just from datamining, so aren’t final or confirmed, but they are enough to spark controversy, both pro and con. Here are the supposed Monk nerfs, with the nerfs in bold:
July 20, 2015
The biggest early winner of new/improved gear on the PTR for Patch 2.3 is the Monk. Not so much for the new Monk set, but initially for the huge buffs to an old set, Shenlong’s Spirit. This two weapon set got some crazy boosts to the damage dealing with Spirit Generators, and Monks are punching their way to GR70+ in a way never possible previously.
June 18, 2015
May 27, 2015
Three new Leaderboard #1s in videos today. There’s a GR57 Wizard, GR60 Monk, and the highest yet, a GR71 four-player clear.
May 18, 2015
Two new #1 Leaderboard Greater Rift clears today. The first is a Wizard push by Reiko Zockt, when he very narrowly defeats a rat-infested GR59.
May 4, 2015
The Monk has been something of a forgotten class this season, with most of the attention on DH, Wiz, and Barbs with their new sets, plus the Monk was a very popular choice last patch/season when the Gungdo Gear bracers were new and everyone was enamored of their domino effect Exploding Palm.
April 13, 2015
Season Three begins, but is the fresh start still fun? Plus why so many Treasure Goblins, fun new Demon Hunter and Monk builds, the mystery of Mortick’s Brace and Blizzard’s rush to start v2.2, and long term Season Three plans. Featuring Master X, MJNSpace, and Flux.
March 29, 2015
Very useful article by LukDeRif collecting and comparing data on the top Greater Rift clear times for all classes. The figures are current for V2.2 on the Live realms, and it’ll be interesting to see how they change after Season Two ends and all the buffed and new Item Sets are introduced in v2.3 and Season Three.
March 10, 2015
March 4, 2015
The second half of our big Patch 2.2.0 discussion. This show focuses on the new item sets and legendary items for the Wizard, Witch Doctor, Monk, and Demon Hunter, plus a farewell to potions. Featuring Wolfpaq, M0uikki, and Flux.
December 4, 2014
Blizzard has made another small change to the Monk-friendly Sunwuko’s Set, coming up in the next patch on the PTR, and they’d like players to give it a test drive and see how the tires respond to a firm kicking.
