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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 8053178">I've followed most of this thread (well, I kind of skim the really long posts) and I have to admit I'm puzzled.&nbsp; Sure, I get the white room analysis arguments.&nbsp; Except that's not what I experience at the table, either when I'm playing a monk, or somebody else is.&nbsp; In some fights the monk doesn't just not suck, he/she is the star of the show.Here's what I realized: when a fight isn't challenging, I (and other monks) don't use much Ki.&nbsp; We conserve it, and then when we get into a serious fight, we burn it.&nbsp; It works.So, yeah, if you assume that the monk tries to perform optimally in every fight, the Ki is going to run out pretty fast.&nbsp; But that's not what actually happens.If you compare this to a truly resource-less class like a rogue, the rogue will out-perform the monk on the easier fights, but then doesn't have any extra &quot;umph&quot; for the serious fights.&nbsp; No special card to pull out of its sleeve.&nbsp; The monk does.When you average all those fights together, does the rogue do more damage?&nbsp; Maybe?&nbsp; Probably?&nbsp; Does it matter?&nbsp; I don't think so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 8053178"] I've followed most of this thread (well, I kind of skim the [I]really[/I] long posts) and I have to admit I'm puzzled. Sure, I get the white room analysis arguments. Except that's not what I experience at the table, either when I'm playing a monk, or somebody else is. In some fights the monk doesn't just not suck, he/she is the star of the show. Here's what I realized: when a fight isn't challenging, I (and other monks) don't use much Ki. We conserve it, and then when we get into a serious fight, we burn it. It works. So, yeah, if you assume that the monk tries to perform optimally in every fight, the Ki is going to run out pretty fast. But that's not what actually happens. If you compare this to a truly resource-less class like a rogue, the rogue will out-perform the monk on the easier fights, but then doesn't have any extra "umph" for the serious fights. No special card to pull out of its sleeve. The monk does. When you average all those fights together, does the rogue do more damage? Maybe? Probably? Does it matter? I don't think so. [/QUOTE]

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