I'm breaking this down into what I think new monk is doing well, and then where I find myself unhappy with monk. I do end with some ideas for what I think could address my issues, but that's not really important.

The Good
  • New Perfect Balance and Masterful Blitz functionality.
  • Not needing positionals on Bootshine and Dragon Kick specifically--I know positionals are a hot-button topic, but these two specifically I like not having them because of the DK-BS windows during PB.
  • Thunderclap is great--I really don't like potency attached to my utility.
  • No more stances

The Bad
  • The DoT on Demolish stresses the rotation in unpleasant ways--mostly, it's the fact that there's an extremely narrow GCD window that's good, but also the inclusion of an additional GCD every 40s seems to muck around with the rotation.
  • Six-Sided Star and Anatman are still mostly useless.
  • Celestial Revolution animation is cool, but we will never see it with optimal play
  • Not having Phantom Rush during burst windows unless we purposefully scuff our opening feels bad.

The Ideas
As Neil Gaiman said about writing:
Remember: when people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.
So these are some ideas that I present to the devs to use or ignore, however they see fit. I do think they would address the problems I have, but...well, the quote above.
  • Take the DoT off Demolish and give Demolish some kind of buff to keep up, instead (maybe a bonus crit chance)
  • Would probably have to have Rockbreaker also grant that buff
  • Change SSS to a normal GCD attack, but it applies the DoT--this attack already doesn't interrupt combos, so this lets us weave it as necessary
  • Change Anatman entirely--make it an oGCD buff like PB, except it instantly opens 2 Opo-Opo Chakra and a Raptor Chakra (so we get an instant Celestial Revolution). Can't be used while under Perfect Balance.
  • This would address both the natural stagger of Phantom Rush out of group burst windows, and also give us reason to use/see Celestial Revolution
  • CDs and/or Potencies would need to be adjusted, almost certainly