Originally Posted by
Alkizon
Post you first quoted has 3 links. In each of them talking about specific class. But before you go there, you must understand one simple thing that was discussed on those pages that you missed and it's formulated quite simply, I'll take a more substantive (to use words you used here) essence from another message (you can follow quote link and read entire message to understand general idea, it won't be superfluous): Until you understand and accept this, it makes no sense for you to go further.
There is only class, "specs" don't exist, they were invented by Blizzard to get out of trap into which they drove themselves. They decided that this is good way to fight homogenization, but it didn't work because in the process of both getting into trap and trying to get out of it they ignored banal design rules. Strictly speaking, I have never seen such blatant negligence in details in any game with possibility of development.
Also, monks are bad example on your part, if only because they appeared during period of that homogenization, formally they are "played" mostly in same way, difference is quite insignificant... apparently for this very reason, friend, when criticized new design, wrote "all are monks now" speaking about work of resources and mechanics. I suppose it was clearly "written in state of being angry", but still it was one of first references to "builder-spender" type of gameplay. So... what makes them different is class fantasy and therefore - fewer such elements, the worse. For their imaginary increase devs come up with "specs" idea, but they aren't able to come up with different gameplay for 36 specs, therefore they unified it as much as possible (with which, ideologically, my previous opponent doesn't want to agree).
ps. Fearing still not to reach you, same way as character nearby (men knows), I'll say right away that I'm not going to discuss obvious for another 3 pages, so if you have problems with this, then let's finish right here and now. I see no need for a waste of time, neither mine nor yours. Moreover, with potential for swearing with someone, I'm here not for these.