Why can't sync just affect gear and stats...?

[Seraphor]

Guys, potencies are a thing.

Yes... that's the point.

I'll say it again. The difference between Monks rotation potencies between level 15 and level 80 is 300%.
That is to say, at the exact same stats, only accounting for potency differences. The level 80 rotation is 300% more than the level 15 rotation.
This is due to completing the basic combos and adding more potent hits in there, all of the additional oGCD skills which directly add potency to the rotation, an added DoT, and the multiple personal dps buffs like Twin Snakes, Fists of Fire and Greased Lightning that multiply all potencies across the board, or damage output via speed boost, and stack.

This means you're killing things in 25% of the time it would take you otherwise. A 15 minute dungeon at level 15-20 (so Sastasha/Copperbell/Tam-Tara) drops to less than 4 minutes. Now there's no reason to run anything else. ilvl cheese it like Alliance Raids.