I hear you... The common trend in ARR is Speed Run because these people want w/e ways to get their tomes quickly and painlessly as possible. To be honest, I myself prefer SR in CM and PR... but for AK or WP, I don't mind the extra time spent because of added mythology tomes. What frustrates me more is the fact that people shouting "DL and relic only" for CM and PR.

Monk is awesome job IMO and monk can dish out tons of dmg including good balance of aoe skills... Those people that kicked you out are elitists and lazy bums. Keep at it! Monk is awesome!