AST Celestial Opposition

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Originally Posted by Side-Eye

Interesting. In replying to an idea for improving a specific AST ability, you suggest nerfing an AST ability that wasn't even in the topic, then you suggest improving a SCH shield and/or pet, improving a SCH buff skill, re-ordering SCH 60/70/80 skills, fix SCH lockouts, lower the level on SCH guage.... are we missing anything? Did you, oh I dunno, maybe wanna start an SCH thread?

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Did you, oh I dunno, read the comment above mine where Neutral Sect was mentioned. And how dare I use one skill discussed on AST to present an inverted solution to a comparable skill on one of the other healers. Because nothing like that has ever been done before.

And of course I mention SCH a bunch, if I'm referencing a Nocturnal aspected AST; SCH is after all the baseline for shields. That was the whole point of what I said. Not many people view Nocturnal Sect as a possible default for AST. But for someone like me, who mains a SCH, Nocturnal Sect feels more natural. And I stated that that is thanks to SEs change on shielding skills.

The above post also mentioned a WHM skill should he go to a WHM thread?

On a more AST specific topic, to show I do know the job, somewhat. The major issue most people have with them right now is the whole card system, which has both pros and cons in this new iteration as well as the old one. As a whole their skills are laid out in a cohesive manor I guess. But SE does need to fix the issue with when you get Diurnal Sect and when you get Aspected Benefic. If Diurnal still had a passive it might make sense but right now it's just odd. You might be able to say the same thing about Nocturnal Sect too. Mostly because suddenly your expected to know how shields function as a fresh 50. You should be able to choose from 30, like SCH or WHM. In fact I bet if both sects were available at roughly the same time, more people would feel comfortable as a Nocturnal AST.

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Originally Posted by Bobsmiaw

I actually have an idea for reworking Horoscope.
Horoscope skill animation is like a time manipulatio (the clock rewind/backwards).
So why dont we change its effect to time manipulation like this:
D.AST
Reset regen duration (rewind time effect).
N.AST
Reapply same value of shield/double shield value (rewind time to apply shield).

Neutral Sect is a really strong CD but dont you think it is too strong?
We have access to both sect effect in full potency with +20% additonal healing buff for 15 sec.
I keep thingking will it be okay to reduce the potency of opposite sect effect maybe the potency is like 60-70% from the original?

In term of balancing healer, we can add an additional party shield for WHM that cost 2 Lily (afflatus veil?).
With this all healer will have access to shield and regen effect.

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I do not think Neutral sect is too strong, no. Benediction is not too strong, neither is Plenary - Cure III. Recitation - Adlo - Deployment is not too strong..

Every healer has a ridiculously strong skill or skill combo on a long cooldown, this is Astrologian's own ace. That kind of spell is exactly what Astrologian needs at times like when you're on your own with your group doing Black Smokers or when your co-healer goes down. It's one of the few skills on Astrologian that feels super impactful, and with a class that's underplayed right now due to people feeling like there's a lack of reward during gameplay I don't know why you'd want to make a change like that, respectfully.