Monk: Fists of Earth change request

[Saseal]

You don't need classes able to perform multiple roles in this game because players can already job change. What you're suggesting just gives players an excuse to play a job in a suboptimal role to increase their special snowflake status.

Wanna tank? Change to a tank class. This isn't WoW where you're locked into one class your entire career

While I'm not a MNK main - I've used Fists of Earth as a tanking stance.... I don't think there's anything wrong with using it for that. I would NOT want to use it as a tanking stance for all content - especially raids - at all times, but it's fine for when you really need a few more moments of survival, AoE defense, or slowly progressing certain parts of a dungeon while waiting for a tank to come along. No, I don't play MNK to tank, I play MNK to DPS - but that's no reason not to give everything I could possible give when it's all available to me. I don't understand the "Not my job, not my problem, I'm going to ignore these skills" mentality.

Honestly, I've been in parties, on MNK, where the tank has either ditched before we even left the starting point, D/Ced and poofed, or died in a mob/boss gone wrong - thats where I throw Fists of Earth on, and throw my CDs (with staggered groupings) - Internal Release (if not already on GCD) + Bloodbath + Foresight.... Feather + Flurry + Mantra (if I didn't blow it trying to help keep the tank alive already), etcetc... and act like a temporary tank. Whether it be because we were tired of standing there and waiting and I pull small mobs with shoulder tackle + Arm of the Destroyer to tag, Throw cross classed MRD/LNC defensive CDs, and try to spam RockBreaker if there are more than one.... IE, act as a tank. Or, if shit hit the fan and I'm trying to give the healer some time to catch up and revive the tank before the snot is beaten out of them (IE, sacrifice that the situation may be able to be turned around).

While I wouldn't want Earth to be OP and don't mind that my DPS is forced to be down due to front-facing, I wouldn't mind it to be a tad more buffed :x
But that said, I really think Wind needs more attention.... only time I ever use it is to slowly inch ahead of the rest of the pack between raids, or if running back to an area after a boss/overpulledmob wipe. :| In that sense, it's just a gimmicky skill.