I think that's partially their original reasoning behind it - by that point they'd surely realized monks are typically out there doing the heavy lifting while the rest of the raid/group sits on their butts. That and back then the weight penalty was probably more of a burden, since the economy wasn't broken and Tinker/Dragon bags were much more difficult to obtain.
I don't think the defense increase really means a lot on P99 though, they'll still have shitty aggro even if they're doing more DPS. Warriors will still be tanking endgame raid mobs because of disciplines, etc. Now that everyone is more or less geared out in Velious stuff, taking a beating isn't much to boast about. It will be great for the solo/duo/trio artists.
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