I just picked up MNK in ShB, and I would not have invested the time I did into it if I did not enjoy the job. It shined above all the other jobs I leveled to 60 when making a decision on which job I would add to the others I have maxed out. Positional skills were a part of that, so I can sympathize with career MNKs who have mained the job for years. However, position skills were also part of my frustration with the job, and BootShine and Dragon Kick were two of those frustrations.

It wasn't so much of the position requirements rather than this awareness was also added to knowing which one I used last. For MNKs who have been doing this for a while, I would imagine it is second nature. To novice MNKs like myself, it has lead to a lot of discouragement. I am sure long time MNK mains endured the same along their journey, but it is difficult to deal with. At least it has been for me.

I could see if nothing new was added to MNK, and then these requirements were still taken away. That would feel like they have dumbed down the job. MNK has an entirely new mech now though with beast chakra. You have to be aware of your chakra and nadi acquisition, and I can certainly see how adding positional requirements with this set up would have resulted in a lot of lost potency. I have a strong feeling that we will notice and eventually agree with the decision to remove those requirements.

I for one am strongly looking forward to MNK in EW. It is the job I chose to close ShB with, and will be the job I'm set to when I hop on the ship in Limsa to Sharlyan.