Vortex, you're assuming that one does not even know or have the capacity to play WHM if they do not absolutely sub SCH is the very essence of trolling harder than you care to admit. Yes, /sch is pretty much the definitive subjob for mages, but there are still advantages to using other such as /rdm still. Yes, access to convert IS very much one of them. I, quite frankly, would rather use convert once ever so often (definitely not every 10 minutes because there's never a situation where I'd have to convert EVERY 10 minutes) than sublimation every 10 minutes. Anyone spamming only Cure V and VI in abyssea is stupid. Anyone spamming Cure IV and V instead of just III and IV outside of abyssea is stupid also.

Spending several hours farming and fighting both Bukhis and Sedna with my LS, I've only had to use convert twice without temp items and those was only when things turned sour for the whole LS. The whole argument of conserving MP was stupid and you wait till your 'final' post to mention the other advantages of SCH which I mentioned several post back, strategems. But it's not often that a WHM needs to cast an aoe stoneskin when curing under Afflatus Solace makes sure to mitigate damage with stoneskin while those that who aren't getting hit get a wasted buff when expires. With Orison Cap +1 and +2, Divine Veil turns status healing magic aoe. It's not 100% but it works. Esuna is still there too, so under Afflatus Misery Esuna and Erase heals much more.

Celerity is nice I guess, but with fast cast gear (like what I currently have on my WHM now. Lots of healing magic cast reduction) casting and recast speed isn't all that hindered unless you're using divine magic and want to use white magic to proc faster in abyssea.

The only REAL benefit that I see with SCH that I could take to heart is light arts latent effect of turning one of my worst skilled abilities into a B+, which is enfeebling magic.... which I rarely use because there's other people in my parties that uses enfeebling magic. That's my reasoning right there for not subbing SCH. This is also coming to some one who played WHM before level cap.