Diablo 3 monk question

Attack is with fists. But damage is per your weapon.

It's stupid, and it's always bothered me about D3.

Same thing with Wizards. If you want to be a competitive wizard you have to always use the very best two-handed sword of axe you can find. You never even swing the fricking thing. This goes completely against what it means to play as a wizard character in a classic RPG sense.

Damnit if I have a staff I better be using it to attack, not punches

Fist weapons are active on attack animations, but not staffs. As said above, on fist attacks, staffs teleport to the back. It's pretty cheesy.

Depends on your build really, though. If you group alot, it's hard to beat an Inna's build monk. Great group buffs.

I mostly solo however, so I rerolled Ancient Legendary Sledge Fist and Vengeful Wind fist weps many times until they hit absurd damage stats. Paragon 700+, uber DPS/Life steal build. T13 is a challenge but my little monk's a lawn mower even on T12. Fun farming machine.