Game Mechanics: MELEE PROBLEMS (Mob hit rate, # max hits, etc etc)

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I'm tired of casters just chalking every melee balance issue up as a Classic issue. There is a difference between underpowered and broken. Melee are broken at the moment and this needs a serious fix asap. This SEVERELY hurts classes that use avoidance (monks) to be able to tank a mob for longer than 5 seconds without dying.

Mobs hit rate is way too high. I remember back when mobs used to miss 5-8 times in a row as well, now its just us.