thank you all very much for your responses, they've gone some way to restore the confidence in the class that i had lost a little of. Didn't mean to slight any monk mains by bringing that class up, its just the closest one i could think of and actually have personal experience against - i would say i at the least hold my own with my fellow melee'r within our static in the content we have tackled (EX Primals, T1-5) although i am slightly less geared; i just did not want to be holding my static back in future, more difficult content, due to perceived limitations of the class i play. Thank you for the reassurance you have provided regarding this, it is very appreciated.