Thread: Monk ignored for 4.1

SpeckledBurd summed up everything that MNK suffers from quite well, but I'd like to add my own thoughts here.

I really feel like the class wouldn't become OP whatsoever if we removed the form timer and let it stay as is, with an option to remove it like AST's Undraw. One massive problem I have, and a lot of others do, is the whole button mashing game you play before fights in order to get your 5 chakras. I farmed A1s for my relic and let me tell you, pressing one button 5 times then 3 times to get to the right form is just quite annoying. Now repeat that process for over 100 x 2 times and you just start hating the class. At this point I'd take QoLs over buffs because it just feels annoying to play MNK these days. I haven't gotten to 70 yet, but as far as I know, the class hasn't changed much.

Why does Steel Peak still exist? No seriously, why? It's the definition of Button Bloat, the thing SE wanted to get rid of. It's the most bland, useless skill in the entire game and adds nothing to MNK's playstyle and it's just a silly button you press on CD. It exists in some classes like NIN's Jugulate and PLD's Spirits Within, which both have AT LEAST some degree of usefulness. It's not like Jump back in pre-HW where Jump just does damage. Jump had the job's aesthetic, and it had power up to 300 potency with Power Surge, and it felt strong to use, with a good, and rather risky animation. Steel Peak is just...there. Seriously, make it useful or just remove it outright. It's the most boring ability in the entire game.