Seems the Qinggong Monk's Ki Power levels are a little bit off. Most of them don't line up with the powers they're supposed to replace. At first I thought this was rule as intended but when you get to the mid levels there are definitive weirdness with the design.
The best example of this is the list of 8th level Ki powers. The way it's setup, the first time you can take a 8th level ki power is when you reach level 11. However, this is also the first time you can take a 10th level ki power. This somewhat makes the 8th level list obsolete. Since 10th level powers are more powerful, one will probably never take a 8th level power...and why even have a 8th level group then. We could just have combined the two list into the 10th level list. There's no point in having a 8th level list if it becomes available at the same time as the 10th level list.
Are the rules in the book as intended or is there some mistake in there...
Thanks
no mistake has ever been stated. you need to remember since thevAT is modular, ie the player chooses if he wants to loose a power, then the model they have leaves these gaps.
I understand that it's a modular archetype and they might have wanted to leave some of those gaps. I didn't really mind them for the 4th and 6th level ki powers even tho i did find the design awkward.
However, I do feel something is way off when you get to the 8th level powers. Like I mentioned above, there is no point of having a 8th level ki power list. As is, the list should be consolidated with the 10 level powers list since you get access to both list at level 11.
Although I agree it is weird, I wouldn't say the tenth level list is all better than the 8th level list, I know one of my favourite powers to take it Dragons Breath of the 8th level list.