Quote Originally Posted by ADVSS View Post
If its a trait like mend and maim for casters, it wont be GL4 at level 1, I can guarantee you that one.
But of course, I was speaking as if monk's were level 80. Naturally level 80 monks would be full speed with 4 GL damage traits unlocked. This would mean the leveling of monk from 1-80 is going to be VERY different from when I leveled it going on 7+ years ago. The monk 1-80 leveling experience will be much more progressive to 50 when you get perfect balance. Losing your stacks in 1-50 content was abysmal, which made YOU want to pull rather then the tank pulling just to keep your stacks. Not ideal at all.

I feel good about the FREEDOM this gives monks that we have long waited for, and not that crushing feeling of losing your stacks. Tornado Kick will feel amazing to just use for real damage without penalty, and form shift will feel so slick for refreshing Demolish dot and Twin buff with no longer spamming like a moron just to keep the stacks up. Anatman....well....our thoughts and prayers. SSS is now a REAL disengage skill which gives you sprint to get out of AOE quick or stack if needed. Perfect Balance is just Bunshin for Monks the more that I read about it, and that is even more flexibility then trying to cram in attacks in a tight server tic window like Inner Release or Hypercharge.

IMO. Monk is WAY more free to build some crazy rotations now and my thoughts are it's going to wreck and will probably be nerfed in 5.45.