Please start using SCH

Hello. I've probably had the roughest time climbing and in the process I have to say SCH counters WHM, WAR pretty hard so please start using it.

Let's try to create a balanced meta to give everyone a better chance to enjoy this new mode instead of abusing op garbo and creating a toxic environment due to imbalance.

I promise you will climb with SCH, they are really that good!

I hope the community can help create some sort of balance. You can even initiate fights with your shield. Make sure your mummify lands on a war and whm.

Feel free to give tips forum.

I hardly see them so I don't even know how to play against them. Their dot seems really potent too

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Originally Posted by Rynhardt

I hardly see them so I don't even know how to play against them. Their dot seems really potent too

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Aye, sir. They make a big difference. Not only do they counter current toxic meta, you can climb with them and even help your team out! I hope to see more SCH enjoyers in the system. Climb and create a better atmosphere for all. One Scholar at a time!

Having what can effectively be a 10% damage reduction with near 100% uptime on the enemy team does seem very powerful in a PvP environment that emphasizes burst so heavily.

I feel like burning Expedience's buff on Biolysis is a lot more impactful that the tiny 2K additional shielding Adloqium gets from it, though.

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Originally Posted by KageTokage

Having what can effectively be a 10% damage reduction with near 100% uptime on the enemy team does seem very powerful in a PvP environment that emphasizes burst so heavily.

I feel like burning Expedience's buff on Biolysis is a lot more impactful that the tiny 2K additional shielding Adloqium gets from it, though.

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Yeah, they snowball pretty hard. The most effective tactic I've seen so far is SCH initiating and once they create a balance and on first kill they hit the pedal and go hyper aggro and just empower damage to keep the pressure up. They are really impressive. I hope to shine a light on them because they will be an amazing addition to current pool of jobs.

All the healers are good. AST just is annoying to play when copy cast gets removed with sprint/draw/potion etc. :p

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Originally Posted by Nanne

All the healers are good. AST just is annoying to play when copy cast gets removed with sprint/draw/potion etc. :p

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Problem with Astro is you have to rely even more on your team to recognise when getting extra dps (Which doesn't happen even at the 'top') where as with SCH you can just keep influencing the fights whilst doing your own thing.

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Originally Posted by Nanne

All the healers are good. AST just is annoying to play when copy cast gets removed with sprint/draw/potion etc. :p

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It does? That.. that explains things. x)

Yeah, I can see how SCH has potential counterplay WHM and WAR. If you can pull it off, Mummification has the potential to prevent the target from healing through a well-timed and targeted burst. The benefit of having an on-demand AoE damage buff or AoE DoT with a damage debuff is more potent than people give credit for. The only downside is if people are aware of SCH's battle plan to Deployment Tactics Biolysis, they can spread themselves accordingly (though the AoE range isn't exactly small), but as the objective is guiding a crystal and the hallways can be rather narrow... you'll likely nail at least 3 targets each use. I know everyone's effectiveness depends on the competency of your teammates, but for SCH it feels more so than usual. It's by no means a weak job, but feels like one that relies on their team to finish the job due to their lack of any real burst. But if they do... yeah, they can create momentum for pressure very quickly.

I'm honestly having a bit of trouble with SCH and CC. In Frontlines, it feels like I'm doing more impact since there's a lot more ppl I can deploy dots to, but CC feels limited. And I'm not sure how to use Seraph since she's a totem rather than a fairy that follows you around since the objective is always moving. I guess I just need a bit more practice.

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Originally Posted by Cidel

It's by no means a weak job, but feels like one that relies on their team to finish the job due to their lack of any real burst. But if they do... yeah, they can create momentum for pressure very quickly.

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Deployment is on a 2 charge system yeah?

Just thinking of how fast you can turn the opener around with your party grouped up if you Recitation + DoT + Spread and then Adlo Spread your party. -10% damage to the oppenent and +10% damage fro your party is a hell of an opener. I'd be mad that they only have broil spam if it wasn't just so good. I've left an engagement as SGE to use an elixir and due to the cast time of elixir the DoT killed me before I could heal up.

It's definitely undervalued at the moment imo. I wish SGE barrier had a dps or something but I'm fine with SCH getting some new cool stuff after PVE has screwed them lately.

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Originally Posted by Cidel

Yeah, I can see how SCH has potential counterplay WHM and WAR. If you can pull it off, Mummification has the potential to prevent the target from healing through a well-timed and targeted burst. The benefit of having an on-demand AoE damage buff or AoE DoT with a damage debuff is more potent than people give credit for. The only downside is if people are aware of SCH's battle plan to Deployment Tactics Biolysis, they can spread themselves accordingly (though the AoE range isn't exactly small), but as the objective is guiding a crystal and the hallways can be rather narrow... you'll likely nail at least 3 targets each use. I know everyone's effectiveness depends on the competency of your teammates, but for SCH it feels more so than usual. It's by no means a weak job, but feels like one that relies on their team to finish the job due to their lack of any real burst. But if they do... yeah, they can create momentum for pressure very quickly.

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Yeah, I can see it feeling like you need to think ahead of time, but honestly, I've seen it being pulled off quite easy and I believe they are one of the safest heal support jobs. People just need to be selfish with the shields more often than not.

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Originally Posted by HyonaCookie

I'm honestly having a bit of trouble with SCH and CC. In Frontlines, it feels like I'm doing more impact since there's a lot more ppl I can deploy dots to, but CC feels limited. And I'm not sure how to use Seraph since she's a totem rather than a fairy that follows you around since the objective is always moving. I guess I just need a bit more practice.

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They are super strong, a good visual que is every time a whm jumps in, just move quick and mummify them and then land whatever empowered dot you can on them. They tend to more often than not always jump near a WAR. I hope that helps you get better!

More SCH in the CC!

edit: If you're dueling someone, put the pixie near a pillar so you can run around it, it still gets you even if you think you're LOS. It's super good for dueling. I've fallen a victim to this a few times.

I'd say it's the other way around. Cure III negates most of SCH's DoT and SCH has no way to actually save someone who its getting focused down without their limit break. Between Aquaveil double shield on CC and Protect, WHM is the best healer class at protecting a focused target while simultaneously being the best healer at picking off priority targets between their ranged nukes and polymorph.

Frontlines is where SCH actually shines.

SCH benefits from having another healer in team as they shine in extended grindy fights. I mostly swap to SCH in Crystal when there's tons of other healers queueing to ensure double healer comp. If there isn't I'll play another Job.

SCH is decent, but I feel like more than any other job it's a bit helpless when focused. If someone dives on you you can put a meagre shield on yourself and lower their damage a bit, but no mobility at all. More than any other healer they're quite reliant on having a team that sticks together and/or can keep all the attention off of you. Something hard to communicate with the limited communication and the job's unpopularity.

Why would I use SCH when I can use WHM and just spam cure 2 all game?