Victory Smite, for example, is extremely powerful in the hands of a Monk, but Puppetmaster lacks the tools to use it to the sort of effectiveness that Monk can.
Nonsense. VS is still very effective used by a PUP and is far better than the previous best WS. No, it's not AS good as MNK using it, but it's not as if they're two different WS depending on who's using it something. Having the automaton, you can't have as good stats for WSing. In the end, MNK obviously wins and there's a gap that needs closing, but don't make it sound like the WS is substatntially inferior when used by a PUP, because it isn't and I know from experience.

Perhaps I'm overreacting to your statement. But the point is it's a strong WS on either job.