RIP MNK 1.x - 5.x

[Morzy]

With GL going away, losing some positionals for the sake of 'making the job easier', and even further changes to Perfect Balance; the original 'ultimate' lvl 50 ability.. Seems like the Monk a lot of us have known and loved is going away.

I have loved Monk since 2.x, but it seems like SE doesn't know what to do with it anymore

I have no doubt that Monk will be a fun job to play, but the lines between it and the other Melee jobs seem to be thinning.

[Darkstride]

Over the years I've seen a lot of people bring up Sabin's Blitz from FFVI and that's basically what Monk is getting. I get where you're coming from, but this change didn't come out of nowhere either.

[Morzy]

Over the years I've seen a lot of people bring up Sabin's Blitz from FFVI and that's basically what Monk is getting. I get where you're coming from, but this change didn't come out of nowhere either.

It certainly did not, and we got a taste of this during 5.4 changes.

[IruruCece]

Basically listening to people who don't even play the job, and will continue not playing the job mid way through Endwalker because something else flashier catches their eye. That Summoner glow-up is something else!

At least Blitzes look neat. Turning Monk into a pseudo-Ninja was not the direction I was personally expecting but borrowing things from other jobs that have had more care put into them is probably the best they can do at this point. I'll wait until I actually play the job in Endwalker before passing any final judgement, but I ain't excited. Fancy animations don't mean squat in the end if it's not fun to play.

[Vatom]

I do like the new gauge they brought in but I agree with you MNK is not what it uses to be and might never come back to that not hating the new one just think this isn't the direction I wanted. Though thats my opinion so I wont judge anyone for liking it.

[VentVanitas]

I'll need more time to form my opinion of these changes, but I just want people to know that I among many other MNK players CALLED IT on Blitz.

[Darkstride]

I'll need more time to form my opinion of these changes, but I just want people to know that I among many other MNK players CALLED IT on Blitz.

And yet the Live Letter Chat was getting spammed with Blitzball comments the whole time. /facepalm

[SpeckledBurd]

Monk needed a new mechanic to replace Greased Lightning and I didn't anticipate that coming back once the timer was removed.

As a long time advocate for something like Blitzes as a new mechanic, I'm pretty happy with what the showcase demonstrated. I'll still wait until the Media Tour and having the tool tips before I give my final judgement but I'm cautiously optimistic at the moment.

[Kolsykol]

From what I heard it was only true strike and twin snakes that is losing the positional because the Job is becoming much more busy.
I've mained MNK since ARR and I am very happy with what I saw, I'll still hold off until I've actually played it but I think that you're overreacting a little.
The new system we're getting alone is setting us apart more from other melee.

I think that getting rid of the positional on true and twin sounds pretty pointless but it's not that concerning to me, I'd care more of they removed them altogether.

I've actually gone from '' f it I am probably going Reaper '' to being very likely to sticking with MNK, SAM and GNB.
I really liked what I saw.

[Morzy]

Monk needed a new mechanic to replace Greased Lightning and I didn't anticipate that coming back once the timer was removed.

As a long time advocate for something like Blitzes as a new mechanic, I'm pretty happy with what they've shown so far. I'll still wait until the Media Tour and having the tool tips before I give my final judgement but I'm cautiously optimistic with what they showed so far.

It does look like, say, a better direction than they have shown in 4.0 and 5.0. I hope I like the job, and maybe with this they can really clean up the abilities and get rid of things like Anatman once and for all.