Quote Originally Posted by Adire View Post
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I played Monk all through 2.x, Only time i had issue with TP was fights that just never had melee downtime, and even then, Invig at the 550 TP mark and it was up again when i got back to half~ TP.
Proper use of Invig and not just leaving it till you run completely dry before using it gives you all the self restoration you need.
Also played Ninja a fair bit. Same deal there, Invig at the right time kept my TP up for the whole fight.

With all that being said, you can always slow down your DPS by leaving off DoTs or not hitting a skill every time you possibly can. TP is the natural inhibitor for physical DDs, Having the BRD or MCH eliminates that inhibitor. Without that, you just have to slow down.
And before you scream "But DPS checks!" If you arent managing your TP well enough to beat a DPS check, the problem isn't the Job.

Finally, if every DPS never had to ever worry about TP (Like BLMs with MP), Skills like Goad, Promote and Songs cease to have any meaning or purpose in a group setting.