Eh, not really? Astro's absurd buff in 3.4 came out of pure desperation. It was actually pretty decent in Midas but had developed such a strong stigma due to its horrendous launch, people just refused to play it, let alone groups still favoring White Mage. The devs basically said, "Please play this job! It's better now!" Why that buff lasted into Stormblood at all remains a mystery though.
