Your thoughts on Astrolgian so far?

[Eloah]

I have a question, I saw on another site that they can't use cleric stance is this true

[loreleidiangelo]

They cross-class skills from THM and CNJ, so yes, they can use Cleric Stance.

[Eloah]

They cross-class skills from THM and CNJ, so yes, they can use Cleric Stance.

Thats good, guess that site just missed adding the ability

[Estheim]

Absolutely loving this class. I managed to level 30 to 44 yesterday before bed and work today called and not once have I been bored. I love cycling through my cards to get a balance and make sure it hits all the party members thanks to royal roading that spear or arrow previously.

I just want to go home now and get to 50 and start enjoying the rest of the content. I've got the other healing classes to 50 prior to the expac and such but this one is definitely going to be my main from now on.

[Vlady]

Most white mages are rerolling astrologians. Speaks well of how popular this job will be. And most likely one scholar lol.

[silentwindfr]

It's a unique debuff that stacks with DK storms and all the other mitigation. It's invaluable.

sadly with how work the game that don't work at all. indeed if everything was fine and all it can be nice. however, 3 point that make it a perfect garbage:

1) with how work the game, if you cast it on a target that have already begin him cast for him attack, the skill will not affect it. but affect the next attack
2)you must target the monster while healing for be able to use it, making hard to use it for when it's needed.
3) it not only affect special attack but auto attack too.

with this sole 3 point it make the skill a pure garbage, especially with a low -10% of reduction of damage. we don't even know if it stack with eyes for an eyes or the warrior debuff. even if that the case, with the fact it affect only one attack (auto attack inclued) make it near to impossible to really use it. with this long CD, plus the mechanic behind -10% of damage is far too low for explain all.

look at the number is nice, look at how the skill work is better. if the skill was only affecting the special attack, maybe it will have a redeeming point, but that not the case.

the skill simply can't compare storm's path (no cd + 20 sec duration for a flat reduction of damage of 10%) or an eyes for an eyes (180 cd + duration of 20 second + the fact it can affect multiple target for more of 40 second for one more time a flat reduction of damage of 10%).
Disable is a 60 CD, for 1 attack affected on one enemy with a duration of 20 second for a reduction of 10% is far too low or.... i can't find the better word for describe it than garbage.

[416to305]

I'm liking it so far, at level 32 now but I think I'll like it more at 50 once I have everything as I miss Regen and so on. Played awhile last night and liked it a lot. Are there any cards that should generally always be used on a certain class over others? Like I've played Bard, Black Mage and then WHM is my primary but I've never played a tank or have any idea if they use MP or TP or if Machinest uses TP (I assume?). So just wondering are there certain cards that typically should go to one job or class over another? I did Haukke Manor a couple times so generally the balance card to up attack power I'd rotate among the 2 DPSs, but wasn't sure if the tank or DPS benefits more from the attack speed increase cards and so on? My favourite thing though with AST is the animations!

Not sure if I like it enough to switch from my beloved WHM but will get it to 50 at least and see how it is. I did Titan HM before bed as WHM and party was awful, all would go over the side and the healer somehow had only level 45 gear and was in it, no idea how so had 2300 HP and would die instantly, so solo healed it with 2 tanks and 1 DPS and we managed to do it. That was definitely one of my proudest moments So I sort of feel like I'm cheating on it now haha. Torn between bringing it to 60 or doing AST. At least I'll be busy for a LONG time now

[Arcana]

Can anyone share how are they using Royal Road? Im still not sure if im using it in the right way. Do u use it only with certain cards? or always you can? thx

[FoxyAreku]

The cards really make this class. I love buffing my DPS friends.

[Divine_Ultima]

Can anyone share how are they using Royal Road? Im still not sure if im using it in the right way. Do u use it only with certain cards? or always you can? thx

Fire and Earth are enhancement (potency), Water and Lightening are extension (duration), Ice and Wind are expansion (party aoe). I usually Road, Spear (Ice) and Arrow (Wind) for expansion on Bole (earth) and Balance (Fire). If I'm having bad draws (I seem to draw Spire; Lightening alot) then I'll just road it and extend Water or Earth. I seem to draw Balance the least lol which is the best one.