So here is my general thoughts on the subject, which was discussed in a previous Monk thread many months ago:
In the last few weeks, Treantmonk posted a video about the inadequacies of the monk class, which was discussed in this forum thread: 5E - Monks Suck I’ve taken some time to really read through the thread and the video. I’ll admit that before the thread I had generally considered the monk a...
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My general conclusion: While the monk has its issues, the issues are overblown at levels 1-10. A lot of discussion about why the monk sucks are actually high level issues that people just assume also exist at lower ones....which is not the case. I don't think the monk is a great class, but it is not the "bottom of the barrel" class that people assume it to be.