Quote Originally Posted by Aurelinaus View Post
Monks weren't mandatory they made life a lot easier bringing one along, but to say they were mandatory is just not true.

Every time someone tells me "monk's weren't mandatory for T13", I feel that they weren't part of the early progression.

In the heavy magic damage fight of T13, the 10% int down was indispensable. Not taking one meant you needed 10% more health all round, basically. Monk's were also the highest damage at the time, so not taking one was 10% more healing you had to deal with, and more people dying early on because they didn't have the health, and more damage you had to make up across the raid. There's a reason Dark Knight's have int down as well.