Monks very weak. Need rebalance

[Aries37]

monk dps is in pair with DRG. none can claim which one is even better. But DRG has better look and better group skill, they also tank better if need in coil. Compare with DRG, MNK has almost nothing to win, compare melee with ranged DPS, melee is on the weak side which almost everyone agree. So overall, MNK is on the bottom.

Where are you getting these numbers from? I main DRG and I've never out-DPS'd a monk in coil. The two monks I've run with both consistently did 15-20% more damage than me.

This is of course balanced out by the fact that DRG buffs bard damage by about 15% (as long as the DRG and BRD are attacking the same target), but monk damage in itself is very good. The only thing I've noticed in monks is that they bottom out on TP a bit faster than dragoons.

The melee vs ranged debate is a separate topic but I believe SE hinted in the developer's diary that they were looking on fixing the discrepancy caused by melee having to deal with more boss mechanics than ranged classes. Your guess is as good as mine as to how they will address it though.