Monk in the "Savage" community

[alimdia]

I don't know where this notion that monk isn't suited for raid is coming from. Monk is still the highest preforming melee dps in the game, that has not changed. They may lack some raid utility that the other 2 bring to the table, but that's at the cost of their own personal dps, where monk is still king, even if it is only by a small margin.

Their personal dps does not make up for the loss of party buffs, if you had to pick between drg and mnk drg will bring more party dps, if you had to pick between nin and mnk nin will bring more party dps.

Dragon kick is not needed if the party has a DRK, and mantra is as much needed as cure III in current content (it's not). They are not as bad as to say you won't clear if you have a monk, but they are as bad as to say you will have a much easier time if you take any other melee other than monk.

[Frowny]

Their personal dps does not make up for the loss of party buffs, if you had to pick between drg and mnk drg will bring more party dps, if you had to pick between nin and mnk nin will bring more party dps.

Every PF I see recruiting for a static has a NIN (for the WAR usually) and wants a MNK. BL is great, but many groups just want the raw damage a MNK will bring. BL is a somewhat "random" buff and just not reliable. It does help, but you can't rely on it 100% due to the nature of crits. Disembowel is a flat buff, but it amounts to maybe 100-200 more DPS for a BRD/MCH versus the MNK's raw damage. Their lack of utility is EASILY made up with sheer DPS output.

I've honestly found, with a MNK, things can be easier. Mantra is good for panic heals (can never go wrong with a flat healing buff) and they just do more damage if played properly. This isn't to say DRG has no place in raiding, but MNK not being a "better" choice is just wrong depending on what you're after. Each bring their own strengths to the table, it is mostly preference if you're not hardcore so to say monk is a joke like DRG used to be is misinformation.