So... monk’s 60-70 skills

[ValentineSnow]

they will never make stances useful, simply because youd have the issue that SMN has...one pet will /always/ be better and thats the only pet youll ever use. I mean garuda is useful for a full caster comp but...full caster comp..lol.

Same with this...there will be once stance that does more dps with 100% uptime, thats the stance youll use...if ur fist of wind gives enough chakra to override fires 5% dps, thats the stance we will use, always.

Not necessarily, SMN can't switch pets on the fly, wasted GCD, mp cost, cast time and all the "effects" of the pets are active abilities tied to a shared CD. With monk, the stances are oGCD skills with passive benefits. You can switch stance depending on what the situation calls for. Does using wind for chakra build beat fire dps? Perhaps, but once chakra is built we can switch to fire with no drawbacks, burst phase, then switch back to wind, once again, with no drawbacks. Can you hit your positionals? Yes? use fire/wind, no? use earth and you can swap between those as the fight demands.