Quote Originally Posted by Ramiee View Post
Honestly I think I'm alone in this but I don't really like the reply abilities like at all. Like I hate them so much I don't plan on playing monk at all especially since I would have to meld sks for it so it would mess up Samurai and slaying jobs.
I actually agree with you. Mechanically I think they're fine, if they are a little bit boring.

Thematically though I don't really care for them largely because the elemental theming on Monk has always felt kind of out of place and is really just a relic of 1.0 design where the Fist Stances originated. Monk largely operates in the realm of hand to hand anime martial artists, and while that can involve mastery of the elements in some settings, in XIV elemental mastery belongs to mages. Launching a Fireball with Fire's reply or a Wind Blast with Wind's Reply really doesn't suit Monk's fantasy or aesthetic compared to if fire's reply launched a gigantic Aetheric Coeurl head and Wind's Reply launched a flurry of aetheric fists.