How is monk after the rework?

[Yokubo]

As somebody who has played Monk from ARR, I've got to say Monk peaked for me in ARR. The use of Touch of Death (DoT off combo rotation) and Fracture (Cross class DoT) made the class feel fun and interesting. I would actually think through the combo and juggling the 3 DoTs (3 including Demolish). The use of the OGCD (Off Globals) was fun weaving in.

I didn't read all the pages but I saw a couple people complaining about too many OGCDs currently. Honestly I think that is super insane and don't know what you mean. Aside from the personal buffs (RoF, Brotherhood, PB, Potion), there is only Shoulder Tackle, Elixir Field, and TK. Weaving in Role skills and defensives shouldn't be part of the 'rotation' but you can still use those in between your weaponskills. Going into Shadowbringer Monk got gutted hard and the only thing that Monk has been given as an actual useful skill is Four-Point Fury (AoE rotation) and Enlightenment (AoE balls). The same 6 skills have been used since ARR which isn't necessarily a bad thing as I think the main combo itself isn't TERRIBLE, but I would like to see something more than just passive buffs and situational skills given to the class.

The removal of GL is another QoL change, but completely makes Anatman useless. The best use of Anatman is to refresh Twin Snakes in dungeon pulls or delay having to use it in rotation 1 of a re-engage. In the previous expansions I said "The day Monk gets GL4 is the day they rule the world!" and then we got it, but it was such an underwhelming addition. They buffed Fists of Fire at level 72, and then gave us GL4 at 76 via Fists of Wind. When they removed GL it just turned into a % damage increase so we can stay in fists of fire, but those are just passive changes to the class which was previously something to manage. Now the only thing left to manage is Demolish and Twin Snakes, which is literally every other combo or every 3.

I jokingly said this with my FC but ever since I've been really wanting it, and I truly think it could breathe life back to the class, that if they added a Combo Counter (Similar to GL increasing Skill Speed only) but it stacks endlessly (or to a high value) upon landing successful positional until you fail to get a positional bonus. Even if SE continues to hate Monk and gut and give nothing in return, this could make the class fun to have something to manage and rewards players who are going for those positional bonuses [Which should be everybody]. It's just currently Monk does not feel rewarding to play because the lack of a class identity or like a purpose/goal.

Also I have been seeing a lot of very good recommendations or ideas for Monk. I truly truly hope that SE considers some of these ideas, because we who have been playing monk have first hand experience of what we would like to see changed because we've been dealing with the same class for so long, and I think we collectively can offer great ideas that would make the class more fun or rewarding.