It's not the same.. Having it being similar abilities (even though it's less than HW..) doesn't make it the same.
We weren't meant to have a high damage opener.. We're not burst DPS... We never were.
TP was FINE. Monk was the only DPS that NEVER EVER ran out of TP with purification. Purification fixed TP issues, SB made purification useless. Another ability we simply have to ignore.
enmity is the only thing they really fixed..

DPS output isn't our concern. If it was still fun, I wouldn't be bothered by being second to SAM. You're right dude, they didn't ignore the class. They tried to make it more appealing to new players. What they really ignored was the people who genuinely enjoyed monk for more than just top DPS.