Devs: A Monk front-facing combo. (Positional Requirement)

[Akamu_Aniketos]

The problem with having something other than Ninja's gimmicky Sneak Attack that deals more damage in the front is confusion. It confuses people who might think they are suppose to attack from the front, only to be cleaved for their trouble.

Giving Monk more damage while they're at the non-corresponding position, is a slippery slop of leeway which might result in a situation of not using correct positioning at all, because the damage is only marginally different.

I'm not going to lie, your first thought confuses me.

To your 2nd thought, there is nothing slippery about it, it's for those moments when you don't have a tank to hold the mob in place for you. 20+ less potency is a big difference to not want it.