Apparently, its because I would have, quote "shit DPS."
1) Weapon Finesse
2) Special Attacks
3) Finishing Moves
Also, they seemed to be under the impression that everyone can just use Lesser/Greater Reincarnation to totally rebuild their characters whenever they want. Yes, I want to spend weeks on end farming for hearts of wood, or spend Turbine Points on them, just so I can respec my character completely.
We had a Barbarian in our party, too. I hit more times than he did, while he did more damage overall, I did damage more consistently. I also did it faster because, as a Monk with high Dex, I'm beefing up my Air Stance, which ups my attack rate and gives me a chance to double strike. It also gives me extra Dex, which ups my chances to hit them, and decreases their chance to hit me. I think shit through, damn it!