Quote Originally Posted by Davionx View Post
AF gives me mana on my whm. Those "upgrades" do not
/facepalm

The upgrades increase your stats relevant to healing, increasing the amount of which you heal for each spell. Thus requiring you to cast fewer spells and use less MP. So the net effect is better than simply giving you more MP. And furthermore, you have Shroud of Saints, which regens your MP.

There is absolutely no reason you shouldn't upgrade every piece of AF with AK/WP gear. "I don't like the look" is not an excuse. That's fine if you're playing solo, but when you're with a party, it's not just your time you're wasting, it's everyone's. And when they add the Vanity tab, then you can "wear" your AF all the time if you want.