Maybe empty husk would have been a more apt description. But I'll be honest, I'm very much concerned that monk will be garbage as well for most of the same reasons. And I have my doubts about how they will implement bard and sorcerer spell casting without preparation. Every time they cut a corner on one of the classes without compensating that class to maintain the class balance they just hurt the classes. Cunning action a rogue skill? Lol, lets just give it to everyone for free. Rogues don't need that, never mind that it is the 2nd level ability and one of the more valuable ones at that. Barbarians get reckless attack, bards get jack of all trades, clerics get channel divinity, druids get wild shape, fighters get action surge, rogues get ...