Sorry for highjacking this thread, but as the OP's question has been answered, i don't feel too bad about it.
So, i justed dinged 100 with my monk and after some purchases i got ~ 625 ilvl and got my furry ass into that Chemical Crown Love is in the Air encounter.
Tried Ascension/ChiEx because of multiple targets - and god this is fucking slow -.- ChiEx being casted with 4 Chi makes it the spec with the most downtime, nothing comes close, this is sooooo boring. I didnt even hit RJW, no energy for it at all.... Does it stay this stale or is this playstyle only interesting (i am not talking numbers here!) when you really have a lot of haste, including enchants, gems and raid buffs? Because this.... just sucks!
As a note, with ChiBrew/Serenity the spec is MUCH MORE fluent and therefore a ton of fun, so it's not the class or spec that bothers me.