Slight Monk rework

[KingFrost]

It feels less like a problem of utility and more an issue of synergy. All that DRG has for raid utility over Monk is piercing resist debuff, which is immense for a MCH (Which just happens to be super good).

While DPS boosts are held in much higher regard than than defensive skills, Mantra and Battle Litany are both extremely powerful for what they do (Hell all Mantra needs is a little extra utility on the Monk and you could call it even). If there was a class that did blunt damage, then the Monk would be fine.

Honestly, if the MCH did blunt, most these Monk complaints would be non-existent.

Question, why is Monk bad at Speed running? Is it the lack of a raid wide DPS buff? I

[Inosaska]

It feels less like a problem of utility and more an issue of synergy. All that DRG has for raid utility over Monk is piercing resist debuff, which is immense for a MCH (Which just happens to be super good).

While DPS boosts are held in much higher regard than than defensive skills, Mantra and Battle Litany are both extremely powerful for what they do (Hell all Mantra needs is a little extra utility on the Monk and you could call it even). If there was a class that did blunt damage, then the Monk would be fine.

Honestly, if the MCH did blunt, most these Monk complaints would be non-existent.

Question, why is Monk bad at Speed running? Is it the lack of a raid wide DPS buff? I

No its because when a pull is done to slowly then the monk loses all its grease lighting and has to build those back up.

[Krindor]

Question, why is Monk bad at Speed running? Is it the lack of a raid wide DPS buff? I

Low party wide DPS utility is one part. But the most significant is a horrible burst together with the lack of DPS utility. What this causes is that there is a lack of burst which is needed when speed running. Most notably A10S and A11S this tier. Some skips are next to impossible with a monk but easily doable with a different comp. It takes roughly a minute for monk to get on top of the damage dealt, which is a hella long for some pushes and much later if any type of party utility is included. Which makes it unwanted for pretty much any speed kill. Not to mention that SE keeps on passively buffing bard with gear making them reach higher DPS levels than a monk in some fights.