Quote Originally Posted by Lillia View Post
I agree with this. I feel like if Astro not only heals less than the two other healers but now also can't change stances in battle then they are at a strong disadvantage. Because of this, I'm finding the information a little hard to believe and really would like to see a source. :/
Imagine if a WHM had Adloq and Succor in addition to Medica/Medica II and Cure II+III.

Be kind of OP right?
But ... If the WHM had to choose, per fight, whether to have Succor/Adloq or Cure II/Medica it would not be so bad, right? Becomes a style choice.

That's the sort of position the AST is going to be in. It will have the opportunity to tailor its healing style per encounter.
I can well imagine using Barrier mode for fights that have a lot of unfocused AoE but switching it to WHM mode for more bursty bosses.