RIP MNK 1.x - 5.x

[aeoncs]

- 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.

- true, so? We're already playing an iteration where positionals are way less important than they were in the past. I'm not happy about losing two positionals but I don't think it's that big of a deal considering the current gameplay, unless they're planning to take it even further in the future
- there absolutely is some individual planning involved. You will have to hold singular stacks of PB as to use them and the following formless shift during an optimal time in your burst window/s and that alone is already more involved than our current burst window
- it's still an OGCD you'll be using more often

No, it most likely won't and that's not even taking level 84-90 traits/skills into account. PB, Masterful Blitz and the following formless shift can be used in numerous ways while our current PB has exactly one right/optimal use and everything else should be avoided. How can you argue that what we've seen in the LL will be less involved / easier than following your basic rotation while weaving a few OGCDs and spamming DK and LF every 90~ seconds?
The new gap closer will see infinitely more skill-based usage than Shoulder Tackle and will literally add to the skill ceiling; absolutely baffling that you can't see this.
Also, are you honestly trying to say that RNG is in any shape or form skill-based?

You have almost always held everything on cooldown on any job since release in 99.9% of all content, the only exception being holding your burst a few seconds for speed kills or progging where you need/want damage peaks. And let's be real, even then the vast majority of raid groups are incapable of doing that in a beneficial way.
How can you actually fail with the current Monk? Even before the soft rework, ShB made losing GL close to impossible and the only mistake you could really make is missing positionals and uptime. The first is way less punishing than screwing up your light/dark chakras, especially in your full burst window where you'll constantly have to weave in FC due to the BH changes, and the second is still always going to be a problem for most players.

I'd advise you to watch some videos or read up on theorycrafting from Monk players who really know what they're talking about - Student Loans or the most known theorycrafters from the balance discord come to mind. If they can't change your mind, maybe at least wait for the Media Tour / until you have seen the entirety of the kit instead of ranting prematurely.