To summerize this post and people's replies:

Monk lower skill floor, higher skill cap:

Due to missing positional requirements not interrupting your rotation, but difficult to master because you will need to hit every positional requirement to maximize dps.

Dragoon higher skill floor, lower skill cap:

Due to positional requirement misses breaking your rotation, but requiring less movement overall once your positional attacks are landed affording you more time to pay attention to mechanics.


Damage-wise ofc, Monk is superior most of the time individually, while drg paired with bard will give you equal or better raid dps given your bards' level of gear and skill. Monk provides utility in the form of mantra, which is really not neccessary on most fights, dragoon does not provide utility outside of damage increases.


source: i90 drg with allagan weapon, i88 monk with allagan weapon