Well, some skills are leftovers of the old monk (Mantra is a support skill). And, he is a class.
His design was supposed to be to attack with many, fast skills. Aside of drg was he the most straight forward one. Who allways attacks. Otherwise was he losing his lightning mode.

The shb monk was even more braindead. And i loved him for that. I simply punshed, what moved before me.
The current monk is even nice. You build something up. You has to watch for something (he isnt that straight anymore). And, even his Animation has now power.
The only thing he is missing is better range.
And, he is a class where i can not image much changes from evolved mode. Maybe a bit more positional again. And other Methode to unlock the chakra attacks. But in overall doesnt he look like to need much changes.