Blitz monk should not be the way forward for the job

[Xiaoki]

Your opinion isn´t unpopular, there are enough players out there who dislike the changes. We lost everything on MNK to get some reused high damage buttons at the end of each PB, that´s it. It´s no fun, not complex or difficulty to execute. Variety is not a thing unless you fck´d up and need a comeback into your rotation. It´s just PB, 3 buttons, finisher, followed by a lot of boring time out of the burstwindows. RoW is there to be there.

Such changes have been unneccesary. Blitz might´ve been a good addition on top what we had with positionals and oGCD´s, but now? The pickrate didn´t even increase. MNK is still one of the least played classes, because a lot of vets dropped it. I´m pretty sure the pickrate would even be lower, if MNK wouldn´t be so ridiculous strong imo for no reason.

Monk isn't one of the least played DPS.

In the Savage raid Monk is well above Black Mage, Dragoon, Ninja, Machinist, and Dancer.

Vets like you may have dropped Monk but it was then picked up by new Monk players that embraced the changes.

The new Monk isn't going anywhere.

[SpeckledBurd]

Monk isn't one of the least played DPS.

In the Savage raid Monk is well above Black Mage, Dragoon, Ninja, Machinist, and Dancer.

Vets like you may have dropped Monk but it was then picked up by new Monk players that embraced the changes.

The new Monk isn't going anywhere.

Only based on week 1 clears before the overall numbers have stabilized. In Normal mode, the dungeons, and the extremes, Monk is only beating Ninja in plays. Hell, in P1S, Monk is the second least played job, once again only beating Ninja. Once more people clear in the next couple of weeks Monk's clear numbers are pretty much certain to fall down there.

That said, I actually do like the current Monk quite a bit more than any iteration of the job other than Heavensward from a pure gameplay perspective, even if I think there's quite a few things that could be improved about it.

[VentVanitas]

Monk isn't one of the least played DPS.

In the Savage raid Monk is well above Black Mage, Dragoon, Ninja, Machinist, and Dancer.

Vets like you may have dropped Monk but it was then picked up by new Monk players that embraced the changes.

The new Monk isn't going anywhere.

MNK's being played in savage because its too good not to bring, like Reaper. High end players aren't playing it because they like MNK, they're playing the job because you're losing out by not having one in your party.