Resistances don't help the party.I disagree, what good is the best damage dealer if he's taken out of the fight in one turn? Or worse, dominated and aimed against the party.
More staying power also means more damage potential.
The issue is that theory, while sound on paper, doesn't actually pan out with the Monk class.
In order to be defensive enough to really truly be impressive defensively (ie: High Dex/Wis) then you have to sacrifice so much of your offense that you either can't hit the bad guy, or when you can hit him, it's not enough to actually make you a threat.You ask what good a damage dealer is if he's dead? I ask what good a survivor is if he can't help actually win the fight?
That's a good point, but it still plays a factor.
Honestly I wouldn't cut down on the brawler just to keep the vanilla monk relevant, I think the fault with this disparity lay with the monk from the moment the CRB was released.
pretty much, yeah. shame nothing can (or will) be done about it.