Why aren't rogues top DPS?

[Buhbuh]

Monk damage is very high and consistent. Rogues are somewhat high and then have the high burst damage as well.

You'll be hard pressed to find a better DPS class in PvE with a Ragebringer in your main hand though. Those double backstabs are severely brutal. On low level mobs you got assassinate as well, which isn't really a big deal for raiding purposes but is a nice little thing to have.

Also, Monks didn't receive triple attack at 60 until a patch in Velious, so really, you're looking at Rogues with the advantage through and through.

Even more so in Velious when Rogues take some primal. Their damage is insane. I remember in PvP when they'd proc primal as well. It was very hard for Rogues to have their hits miss/ not hit for max.

Monks were always my favorite choice in PvE/ PvP though. I thoroughly enjoyed leading raids and the great utility/ survivability, even in sticky situationsthatswhatshesaid.