<724hp 702m 454mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Isogai yells 'Begin?'
<724hp 702m 454mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
who
where
[50 Elf War] <PK> [Sun] Duchess Ivendel Thronbo the Battlemistress
[ Undea ] (OUTLAW) Zirta the Child of Darkness
[ Duerg ] Raendir Rawfoot the Cut-Throat
[ H-Elf ] Crendo Volm the Student of Electricity
[ Drow ] Ragmar the Corpse Sniffer
[ Human ] [A] Aydhen the Legacy of the Lost Art
[ Human ] Rhakken the Crimson Sword
[ H-Elf ] <PK> [WARLORD] Isogai Gak the Grand Master of Seasons
[ Stone ] Cartsel Mementhal the Man-at-Arms
Players found: 9
There are 9 characters on; the most on this past month was 20.
<724hp 702m 454mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Players near you in Seringale:
<PK> Ivendel Centre of the Arena
Ragmar Bakery
Aydhen North of Market Square
<PK> Isogai The Hall of Excellence
<724hp 702m 454mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
east
The Path of Defence
[Exits: east west]
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
yell aye
You yell 'Aye.'
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
where
Players near you in Seringale:
<PK> Ivendel The Path of Defence
Ragmar Bakery
Aydhen The North Road
<PK> Isogai The Hall of Excellence
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
open sack
g 'purple potion' sack
quaff 'purple potion'
close sack
You open a Big Ol'Pack Sack.
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
You get a purple potion from a Big Ol'Pack Sack.
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
You quaff a purple potion.
You aren't blind.
You are surrounded by a white aura.
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
You close a Big Ol'Pack Sack.
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
where
scan
Players near you in Seringale:
<PK> Ivendel The Path of Defence
Ragmar The Eastern Monument
Aydhen Entrance to the Arena
<PK> Isogai The Path of War
west
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
west
You scan all around.
You scan east.
You scan west.
*** Range 4 (west) ***
Isogai is here.
west
west
west
west
murder Isogai
<724hp 702m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Centre of the Arena
[Exits: north east west (up)]
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The Path of War
[Exits: east west]
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The Path of War
[Exits: east west]
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The Path of War
[Exits: north east]
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north
west
Alas, you cannot go that way.
<724hp 702m 444mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
scan
Alas, you cannot go that way.
<724hp 702m 444mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
They aren't here.
<724hp 702m 444mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of War
[Exits: south west]
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The Hall of Excellence
[Exits: north east]
<724hp 702m 440mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
You scan all around.
You scan north.
You scan east.
<724hp 702m 440mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
where
Players near you in Seringale:
<PK> Ivendel The Hall of Excellence
Ragmar Jewelry Store
Aydhen Entrance to the Arena
<PK> Isogai The Path of Devotion
north
<724hp 702m 440mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: north south]
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north
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: east south]
<724hp 702m 436mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
east
east
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: east west]
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where
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: south west]
<724hp 702m 432mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Players near you in Seringale:
<PK> Ivendel The Path of Devotion
Ragmar Jewelry Store
Aydhen Entrance to the Arena
<PK> Isogai The Path of Fury
south
<724hp 702m 432mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
east
east
east
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: north east]
<724hp 702m 430mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: east west]
<724hp 702m 428mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: east west]
<724hp 702m 426mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
scan
The Path of Fury
[Exits: north south west]
Isogai is here.
murder Isogai
You yell 'Help! I am being attacked by Isogai!'
flee
Isogai's jab injures you.
Isogai's palm strike injures you.
Isogai's whirlwind kick maims you!
Isogai is in excellent condition.
<662hp 702m 424mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
You scan all around.
You scan north.
You scan south.
You scan west.
Isogai is in excellent condition.
<662hp 702m 424mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
You do the best you can!
Isogai is in excellent condition.
<662hp 702m 424mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
You flee from combat!
east
murder Isogai
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: east west]
<662hp 702m 422mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Fury
[Exits: north south west]
Isogai is here.
<662hp 702m 420mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Isogai yells 'Help! I am being attacked by Ivendel!'
Isogai blocks your attack with his crane wing technique.
Isogai dodges your freezing bite.
Isogai is in excellent condition.
<662hp 702m 420mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Isogai's palm strike injures you.
Isogai's jab injures you.
Isogai's whirlwind kick misses you.
Isogai dodges your freezing bite.
Your flaming bite MUTILATES Isogai!
Isogai blocks your attack with his crane wing technique.
Isogai has a few scratches.
<631hp 702m 420mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Isogai's kicked dirt misses you.
Isogai has a few scratches.
<631hp 702m 420mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
flee
You flee from combat!
east
murder Isogai
The Path of Devotion
[Exits: east west]
<631hp 702m 418mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Fury
[Exits: north south west]
Isogai is here.
<631hp 702m 416mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Isogai yells 'Help! I am being attacked by Ivendel!'
Isogai manages to dodge your freezing bite with a lot of effort.
Isogai dodges your flaming bite.
Isogai parries your attack with his first hand.
Isogai has a few scratches.
<631hp 702m 416mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Your victory rush wears off.
Isogai has a few scratches.
<640hp 706m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
wake
Isogai's back fist mauls you.
Isogai's elbow slash maims you!
Isogai's lightning kick mauls you.
Isogai parries your attack with his first hand.
Your freezing bite misses Isogai.
Your freezing bite MUTILATES Isogai!
Your freezing bite DISEMBOWELS Isogai!
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<560hp 706m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Isogai's kicked dirt misses you.
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<560hp 706m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
You are already fighting!
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<560hp 706m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
flee
Isogai's palm strike misses you.
Isogai's back fist mauls you.
Isogai's jump kick maims you!
Isogai blocks your attack with his crane wing technique.
Isogai dodges your freezing bite.
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<502hp 706m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
You flee from combat!
north
murder Isogai
The Path of Fury
[Exits: north south]
<502hp 706m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Fury
[Exits: north south west]
Isogai is here.
<502hp 706m 450mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Isogai yells 'Help! I am being attacked by Ivendel!'
Your freezing bite DISEMBOWELS Isogai!
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<502hp 706m 450mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Isogai's elbow slash maims you!
Isogai's palm strike injures you.
Isogai's knee thrust wounds you.
Your freezing bite MUTILATES Isogai!
Isogai parries your attack with his first hand.
Isogai blocks your attack with his crane wing technique.
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<432hp 706m 450mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Isogai's kicked dirt misses you.
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<432hp 706m 450mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Isogai's elbow slash devastates you!
Isogai's back fist decimates you!
Isogai's lightning kick mauls you.
Isogai parries your attack with his first hand.
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<355hp 706m 450mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
flee
You flee from combat!
north
murder Isogai
The Path of Fury
[Exits: north south]
<355hp 706m 448mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Fury
[Exits: north south west]
Isogai is here.
<355hp 706m 446mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Isogai yells 'Help! I am being attacked by Ivendel!'
Isogai dodges your freezing bite.
Isogai blocks your attack with his crane wing technique.
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<355hp 706m 446mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Isogai's back fist decimates you!
Isogai's elbow slash maims you!
Isogai's jump kick MUTILATES you!
Your freezing bite maims Isogai!
Isogai dodges your freezing bite.
Isogai dodges your freezing bite.
Isogai dodges your freezing bite.
Isogai has quite a few wounds.
<256hp 706m 446mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
Isogai's kicked dirt misses you.
Isogai has quite a few wounds.
<256hp 706m 446mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
flee
You flee from combat!
The Path of Fury
[Exits: north south]
<256hp 706m 444mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
south
east
Centre of the Arena
[Exits: north east west (up)]
<256hp 706m 442mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
east
east
east
The Path of Defence
[Exits: east west]
<256hp 706m 440mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Defence
[Exits: east west]
<256hp 706m 438mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Defence
[Exits: east west]
<256hp 706m 436mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Defence
[Exits: north west]
<256hp 706m 434mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
wear mace
You stop wielding a frostbrand sword.
You wield a diamond studded mace.
A diamond studded mace feels like a part of you!
<256hp 706m 434mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
north
west
The Path of Defence
[Exits: south west]
<256hp 706m 432mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
north
east
The Hall of Glory
[Exits: north east]
<256hp 706m 430mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Honor
[Exits: east south]
<256hp 706m 428mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
north
The Path of Honor
[Exits: north west]
<256hp 706m 426mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Honor
[Exits: north south]
<256hp 706m 424mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
north
The Path of Honor
[Exits: south west]
Isogai is here.
murder Isogai
<256hp 706m 422mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Isogai yells 'Help! I am being attacked by Ivendel!'
Isogai blocks your attack with his crane wing technique.
Your flaming bite maims Isogai!
Isogai's tiger uppercut maims you!
Isogai's dragon punch misses you.
Isogai's spin kick mauls you.
Isogai parries your attack with his first hand.
Your flaming bite maims Isogai!
Your wrath DISEMBOWELS Isogai!
Isogai blocks your attack with his crane wing technique.
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<202hp 706m 422mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
west
The white aura around your body fades.
You are allowed to leave the realms.
Isogai has some small wounds and bruises.
<209hp 713m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
wake
Isogai's elbow slash MASSACRES you!
Isogai's dragon punch *** DEMOLISHES *** you!
Isogai's knee thrust decimates you!
Isogai blocks your attack with his crane wing technique.
Your flaming bite maims Isogai!
Your wrath MUTILATES Isogai!
Isogai has quite a few wounds.
<11hp 713m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
flee
No way! You are still fighting!
Isogai has quite a few wounds.
<11hp 713m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
You are already fighting!
Isogai has quite a few wounds.
<11hp 713m 454mv (none) (dual_wield) (0) (=) (*Isogai*) ()>
You flee from combat!
The Path of Honor
[Exits: north south]
<11hp 713m 452mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
south
west
south
The Path of Honor
[Exits: north west]
<11hp 713m 450mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
east
south
west
west
The Path of Honor
[Exits: east south]
<11hp 713m 448mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
west
west
The Hall of Glory
[Exits: north east]
<11hp 713m 446mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Defence
[Exits: south west]
<11hp 713m 444mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Defence
[Exits: north west]
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ber
The Path of Defence
[Exits: east west]
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The Path of Defence
[Exits: east west]
<11hp 713m 438mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
The Path of Defence
[Exits: east west]
<11hp 713m 436mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Centre of the Arena
[Exits: north east west (up)]
<11hp 713m 434mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
Your pulse races as you are consumed by rage!
<96hp 357m 217mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
north
north
west
Isogai walks in.
murder Isogai
<96hp 357m 217mv (no opponent) (no opponent) (.) (.) (*none*) ()>
west
You yell 'Help! I am being attacked by Isogai!'
Isogai's tiger uppercut MASSACRES you!
Isogai's tiger uppercut DISMEMBERS you!
You have yielded to Isogai.
[WARLORD] the Juggernaut: 'Isogai has claimed victory over Ivendel.'
[WARLORD] the Juggernaut: 'The duel lasted 1 minute and 31 seconds.'
You slip unconscious as Isogai stops short of a killing blow.
You have been mortally wounded!!
You are too hurt to do anything for a while.
Basic monk defenses, 1sthand parry, 2ndhand parry, dodge, +riposte in leopard or +cranewing technique in crane, really?
Yeah, just me complaining after a duel that practically could have gone no other way. Lol, fuck my life.
Ozaru 
1 , 0 , 0 . So FYI a monk in crane stance is at about 40 to 50 hit roll since Isogai is a warlord I would imagine his eq is pretty damn good. I know it is tempting to dual wield, but you want to go whip shield block and murder the crap out of him. Plain and simple 30 hit is not going to cut it, this game gets back to basics with just equipment. It doesn't matter what weapon style you have when you have 40 /40 hit dam. Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . Whip/shield block? not only do you do less attacks/damage, you let yourself get crane kicked by using shield, really? and I had 36 hitroll, not 30 hitroll, if 40 hit is the sweet spot, 36 is definitely closer to 40 than 30.
[reply to Ivendel]use weapon he don''t know mace dagger polearm
i noticed he used duel wield style must change to two handed.
i dont know if concentrate working. my warrior doesnt concentrate.
Ivendel 1 , 0 , 0 . :) using two-handed does not work, ever. I am already using a dagger in offhand. Maybe a mace will help, but meh, no, all of his attacks still go through. This fight is a straight up pwnage, he didn't even heal. I don't know how those monk attacks work, but apparently his attacks are going through too easily. Either it's an elf thing because of the pathetic parry that elf has, or those attacks negate dodge. I was blocking nothing at all, nothing. Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . Oh and btw, just in case you are not aware. Using two-handed does not work because if you use a bow, your arrows can still be dodged normally and also blocked by the cranewing technique because of the special defensive empowerment of the style. Kudos to that because normal arrows are supposed to go through all dual wielding fighters in exchange for the pathetic defences in bow, but apparently this does not apply to monks. Good luck to you if you only proc 1 to 2 attacks per round. If you use a polearm, you lose one defence coz you only have got dodge, parry and riposte (albeit it supposedly being more effective in two-handed style but in practice I do realise that I get hit a lot more when I switch from dual wield to two-handed), and the same applies, good luck to you trying to get attacks through his defences if you proc only 1 to 2 attacks per round.
divsky 
0 , 0 , 0 . Count the number of times you dual parried that fight before you complain about how switching to two-handed would ruin your defenses. Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . Lol. You and your two-handed and hobble theories. Alright, suit yourself.
[reply to Moondog]Concentration doesn't proc coz you need 2 to 3 rounds before combat style advantage kicks in after switching styles. Normally by then you would have taken too much damage and decided to switch back to dual wield to defend better and match the damage being dished out to you.
Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . Sorry about that, I am not used to hashtagging. Davairus 0 , 0 , 0 . you select from the dropdown and press the + sign Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . got it! I tagged #warlord too! sweet
[reply to Davairus]1) Obviously monks are a fighter class (they dish out decent damage and have the best defences in the game) but they are not susceptible to combat skills like all the other classes in the game (except for an illithid who cannot use weapons but they can only be a mage anyway). As a warrior, I can at least use sideswipe/barrage/overhead on a ranger, warrior or berserker, but can't do the same to a monk because they do not wield weapons. HOWEVER, they get to have skills like crane kick that works the same as barrage. Why?
2) From what I have gathered, monks do a minimum of 3 attacks per round, whether in leopard or crane style. The chance of those attacks proccing is 100%. Comparatively, for a warrior, from what I have read somewhere else in the forums if I am not wrong, 1st attack = 100%, 2nd attack = 50%, 3rd attack = 25%, 4th attack = 12.5%. This is for the primary weapon. I believe that the percentages are halved even further for the offhand weapon, essentially netting 50%, 25%, 12.5%, 6.25%. So for a dual wielding warrior, you get an average 1+0.5+0.25+0.125=1.875 attacks for primary weapon and 0.5+0.25+0.125+0.0625=0.9375 attacks for offhand weapon. You add those two up, you only get 2.8125 attacks per round, not even reaching the 3 attacks per round for a monk.
Of course, the argument has always been that monks do not have enhanced damage and generally do less damage as compared to other fighter classes, but that opportunity cost has been more than compensated for by their highly efficient healing and non-weapon use which does not open them to combat skills (sidestep, uncanny, sideswipe, barrage, etc) or disarm. Therefore, I wish to dispel the misleading notion that monks do not do good damage, considering the consistent number of attacks they do per round, and when couple with the next point, they become highly efficient.
3) Crane style gives +25 hitroll and -5 damroll. Now, that is a nett +20 points worth of stats. Nothing is stopping a monk from using high damroll equipment and then using crane style to get that +20 points. You combine that with the consistent 3 attacks per round, this duel result is what you get, 3 consistent attacks that goes through every round with a steady stream of damage that can overload randomly from dragon punches. Why is this necessary?
Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . So, I mentioned the "problems", the staff would expect some kind of "solutions" or "suggestions". Well, I can only suggest and they may not be the best options, but at least I try right?
divsky 
0 , 0 , 0 . There's no balance problems here, you just performed poorly. First off, why a frostbrand and what I assume is a fiery dagger? Those are two of the four weapons monks actually have. You're a warrior. You have access to literally every weapon in the game. Take advantage of it.
divsky 
0 , 0 , 0 . Oh and if you think that monks not using weapons is too big of an advantage, try playing a monk against an invoker. Not being able to use weapons is a double-edge sword (no pun intended). Sure, against a warrior with no vulns it seems great, but it really sucks not being able to change your damage type on the fly like every other class.
Moondog 0 , 0 , 0 . Use overhead crush. If it lands default stance is defence which you like. Then switch to two swords. Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . Divsky. From what I have read, I can only conclude one thing, which is that you obviously have got no experience fighting monks as a warrior. Well, it's either that I am gravely wrong or you are extremely ill-informed here. In any case, to each his own then. I will respect your opinion, if that has been your combat strategy all along.
Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . Moondog, thanks for the input. For the sake of discussion, using overhead crush is risky as hell and does not benefit the warrior at all. Why? Coz the windup lags for one round, and if the monk switches at that time, you are gonna be lagged for another 3 rounds after execution due to the miss. To me, that is a straight road to losing. Say, in the event that you do land your overhead on crane, it does not rake or "disarm" the monk. The monk can still continue his attacks as per normal while you lag yourself for 2 rounds upon execution and he is lagged for 2 rounds due to the crush (if this is the first lag skill you used on him), else he is just gonna recover within one round and do whatever he wants with you. Davairus 0 , 0 , 0 . You've been on a campaign to buff warriors for a while now. Ivendel 0 , 0 , 0 . Davairus:
[reply to Ivendel]1) Either monks should not have things like crane kick that counters shield or they should also be subjected to weapon type and combat style skills like everyone else.
2) The nett +20 stat points bonus from crane style should not be that much. Perhaps some reduction should be made? Crane style should not be blocking arrows either, that is if using bows in the first place is supposed to negate all forms of dual wield defences in the first place (see conventional combat between fighter classes when bow attacks go through all dual wielding styles).
You should've gone two-handed and used a polearm. You say that warriors have terrible defenses in two-handed and that's just wrong. Polearms are excellent at parrying, and dual-parry is a very weak defense. In fact, you know how many times you dual parried that fight? Zero times. None at all. Dual parry was not helping one bit. You're an elf, that makes you good aligned, so I'll let you in on a little hint: Blessed pike. It's ave 28 damage and it's ALWAYS in. I know swords are a favoured weapon on elves, but you would've been doing WAY more damage with a blessed pike than a frostbrand (which is what, ave 21?).
And most importantly, there is only one skill in the warrior's arsenal that's effective against monks: Hobble. Get style advantage, hobble them, then flee/murder. You didn't hobble at all. Not even once.
Don't say monks need nerfed when you did none of the things you should've done during that fight.
You see an illithid and you wield a slashing weapon. You see a dwarf and you take out your water cube. You see a fire giant and you wield a frostbrand. You see a vampire and you wield a diamond studded mace. Monks can't do ANY of that. They have a few special attacks in each style that will deal special damage types, but for the most part they're stuck dealing a plain physical damage.
If they scared of overhead they will use defence to block it.
either way you getting the defensive stance you want them to have.
Oh and I do agree with the limitations of being a monk when faced against an invoker. Still, you let monks barrage a shield-wielding warrior and not allow the warrior do anything of that sort to him, that to me is just plain unfair in the matchup. But heck, it's fine. I doubt anything is gonna change anyway, but I got to try nevertheless.
Hrm... I wouldn't really say that my aim is to buff warriors. I have accepted the limitations of warriors as it is now and I have been doing my best to work around them ever since I started playing. As I play, I come across problems with certain matchups and I have sought solutions to them on my own end before highlighting them to the staff or bringing it out to the forums for all to see. Most of these issues, to me, are things that could have been overlooked during the design phase, possibly due to a lack of feedback or there were simply no such test cases. Thus, my aim is really to address these specific issues instead of asking you to buff warriors on a general level because such "buffs" can cause undesirable outcomes if done wrong.
I hope this clears up my intention.