Quote Originally Posted by Mikey_R View Post
I think alot of the problem is the one or two people that essentially celebrate about the removal of positionals and shove it in our faces, disregarding our feeling on the matter

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You're not souring my mood at all, you're polite and considerate; don't worry about it! As for the rest of what you've shared, I make no attempt to "shove it anyone's face," though there definitely have been some really rude people in this thread who seem to share in not liking positionals, and I don't approve of how they've treated others. I feel for anyone who has lost something they like. That's never fun, and I don't mean to celebrate your loss with my gain.

As for the majority vs. minority on this specific topic, that's a tough one. People are far more apt to share their opinion when they're frustrated vs. content. It follows that this thread would mostly have posters who are upset.

Regarding things being taken away, the opposite argument could be made that they have soured the flavor of everything else some original players have enjoyed since the start. My favorite element of monk (since ARR, although I did not play during HW) has always been GCD speed and the fluidity of stances vs. rigid combos. If they took that away, I'd be upset, too. I've never enjoyed positionals, and would welcome something else in their stead.

With that said, I definitely understand your frustration with the job being slowly transformed away from everything you liked about it. I've had this happen to me in other games, and it sucks. Despite that happening to me, if it lead to many more people liking the job, I can understand why it was done and I felt no need to blame the people who wound up enjoying the job from there on out. I get what you're saying about it being better to serve the needs of the few in love vs. the many with passing interest, but it's a little too stringent of an ethos for me. For all we know, the changes could make eventually make it so there are more who love the job than there were before.

I could go on about this, but I think I've already spent too much time on the forum when all I set out to do as add my preference on positionals to the pile that may or may not be read by developers. Looping back to you souring my mood or not, I've really enjoyed conversing with you, disagreement and all. I really need to stop posting as it is a bit too much of a distraction for me, and leaving on the note of having conversed with you is a pleasant enough end for me. Unlikely as it is, I hope that some day monk can be something we all love. I wish you the best!