Respectfully, I disagree with the OP; I think Monks have numerous life-saving abilities that will make them very elusive and hard to kill.
I did a write-up of Diablo 3's 20 most powerful abilities. If you look at the Monk abilities chosen, you might agree that Monks have an incredible amount of survival tools:
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I did a write-up of Diablo 3's 20 most powerful abilities. If you look at the Monk abilities chosen, you might agree that Monks have an incredible amount of survival tools:
http://www.diablo3warrior.com/top-20-most-powerful-diablo-3-spells-skills-and-abilities/
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I'm in the same exact position - looking for Diablo alternatives while I wait for release.
I did a quick write-up on 3 solid Diablo substitutes. Let me know what you think:
http://www.diablo3warrior.com/3-diablo-style-games-to-prepare-you-for-diablo-3-release-date/
I also have a couple other articles as well.