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<blockquote data-quote="grimslade" data-source="post: 8052369" data-attributes="member: 6061">Having only one metric is always going to be skewed. The reason people use DPR is the majority of word count in the rules is related to combat. It is a natural simplification to reduce the majority to the sum total. I also think the clickbait-y nature of InsertTerm Sucks, precludes any actual discussion. Many people love to play their Monks and have tales of their clutch stunning blows or narrow escapes to back up their love. Insert any character class that is built suboptimally and people will still love that character. The game does not need to be played at peak performance for everyone. &nbsp; But, when there is a feeling that there is mechanically something off in a class, we will need to compare some math. If you are discussing the quality of a baseball player, Batting Average is going to factor. It may not be the end-all and be-all, but it is a metric. It matters a heck of a lot more to a DH as opposed to a pitcher. But if your player is not contributing to the offense, it needs to pick up the slack in other metrics. What metric is going to show favorably on the monk?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="grimslade, post: 8052369, member: 6061"] Having only one metric is always going to be skewed. The reason people use DPR is the majority of word count in the rules is related to combat. It is a natural simplification to reduce the majority to the sum total. I also think the clickbait-y nature of [I]InsertTerm [/I]Sucks, precludes any actual discussion. Many people love to play their Monks and have tales of their clutch stunning blows or narrow escapes to back up their love. Insert any character class that is built suboptimally and people will still love that character. The game does not need to be played at peak performance for everyone. But, when there is a feeling that there is mechanically something off in a class, we will need to compare some math. If you are discussing the quality of a baseball player, Batting Average is going to factor. It may not be the end-all and be-all, but it is a metric. It matters a heck of a lot more to a DH as opposed to a pitcher. But if your player is not contributing to the offense, it needs to pick up the slack in other metrics. What metric is going to show favorably on the monk? [/QUOTE]

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