Quote Originally Posted by Wiz828 View Post
...monk being better (at 1st level a monk is far more useful than a druid in my book), this barring extreme optimizing ofcourse.
Somebody will put forth this idea about once a week or so. Take a look through the archives.

Then take a look at the Druid's Animal Companion. Stat one out, compare it to a Monk. That's just a single of the Druid's class features.