RIP MNK 1.x - 5.x

[ssunny2008]

How is it even possible to come to those conclusions if you've played Monk for years? ShB Monk is pretty much the easiest the job has been since ARR and EW finally seems to bring back some complexity at first glance. Masterful Blitz and its interaction with PB & formless shifts looks way more involved than two positionals and OGCDs, especially considering that we'll be generating more chakra which would have made overcapping even more of a pain than it currently is - it'll likely still be a problem in EW but to a much smaller degree.

People seriously need to look at the bigger picture:
- we'll be using PB more than twice as often (that alone already makes up for losing 1 OGCD) and in a complete new and seemingly engaging way, which really can't be said for the DK and LF spam
- more RoF burst windows that will most likely need more planning and careful execution to get the most out of each individual Blitz
- RoW, while not especially exciting, fits thematically and is an added OGCD
- more chakra due to PB and BH changes = more OGCD usage

I mean, being disappointed with some of the changes is fine but it's kinda mind-boggling how many "veteran Monk players" are seriously suggesting that the upcoming changes will make the job easier when everything points to the contrary.

- We´re going to lose 2 positionals and on top we get 3 new GCD´s without positionals too, which means that we play overall way less positionals.
- Burstskills will be more in line with the whole raidparty (60/120) anyway, so there is no really a need to plan their execution more carefully. You only take care for 1 thing: Never let PB sit on 2 stacks! That you want your finishers withing those buff windows seems obvious and shouldn´t be that hard, when you´re actually able to use PB 3-4 times every 120 seconds. Curious that all those timers match together?!
- Spamming chakra when it´s full has never been exciting or challenging.

MNK will be easier to play. Pretty much everything seems to become easier to play since raidbuffs get alined, classes more homogenized and all those movement-cripples out there become some dashes or a raidwide sprint, have to play less positionals, whatever. Even RNG-jesus proccs seems to get nerfed or better said, "are going to be cleaner".

So... just hold everything on cooldown on any class. I´m sure that´s enough to beat savage content in the future. I mean, how can you actually fail with the new MNK? Trying to open 2 dark chakras? Either the internal testers of SE try to play the classes blind with one hand or they do really think, that their community has an average IQ from 50. But hey, given to the hype about more dumbdowns äh QoL-changes and some boaaahhh! - animations, i would think the same.