I ended up getting frustrated with my monk, or rather melee in general due to how they are just a flat out liability in some fights. I don't know if it was just my experience, but I did the chimaera fate out in northern thanalan I think it was and dodging the tail swipe (which is a really fast cast imo so you have to react really quickly...maybe I'm slow, but I like to think I'm not), the frontal fire cleave, the casted ice 360 degree aoe, the side ice attacks, etc just really got to me.

My bard can just sit there and dps, while also singing songs for the group. I love my monk, but what is the point? Does it get any better? because honestly, it really pissed me off haha. I like my bard, but I don't LOVE it, but I'm sick of getting frustrated with melee in this game.

Maybe I'm just bad at this game (a legit possibility haha) but I kind of wish they'd tone down on the melee only mechanics.