The entire Idea behind monk makes no sense

[TarynH]

Guys, please bring the "healers doing damage" conversation to a different thread. not that your opinions or concerns are less important then mine, but I made this thread about monk pvp, not healers doing damage. thanks guys

Unfortunately, it speaks to your concept of certain job roles making sense, or not making sense. Healers doing damage happens to fit in the "does not make sense" category. From a lore perspective it shouldn't make sense at all. But from a practical sense, being able to solo, etc., it makes sense for the game it is in. Just as it makes sense for a dps job (MNK) to do more damage to an enemy from the flank or rear of an opponent.

That is simply the way the game is designed. Maybe they will change it with 4.0, but who knows? There are a lot of things in the game that don't make sense.

For instance, why is Bard not an actual bard? Why does it use a bow, and then whip out a harp for two seconds for a song? Wouldn't the harp be the main focus for that job?