The Monk Temple

[NoctisUmbra]

It's not a make-or-break DPS increase, but still an increase. Typically best reserved for burn phases, yes, and that's really only due to the TP drain.

Not sure what you mean about complicating the rotation; what rotation? You can slap skills like Fracture anywhere in MNK's typical 1-2-3-1-2-3 skills just like with ToD. The only thing I can think of is its use potentially leading to mistiming and dropping GL3 due to mechanics. In that case though, you'd be treating it just like ToD where you decide if it's better to use a GCD for it or to progress through the combo.

Ultimately, I'll say what I say to anyone that is picking up MNK or hasn't spent much time on it: Stick to the basic combo skills and ToD and avoid using Fracture until you get comfortable enough to be able to make priority decisions on the fly.

The primary cause of bad DPS from the average MNK is due to them trying to do a lot at once and screwing up at it, leading to unnecessary buff/debuff loss. Fact is, funny enough, I've seen so many MNKs underperform to the point that if they simply sat at the flank and did DK > TwS > Snap Punch all day they'd actually do more than what they were managing.