Your thoughts on Astrolgian so far?

[Kyln]

Lol hybrid tax? Astro is a pure healer when you combine our sect bonus we are within a few potency on par with the other healers.

I almost don't want to comment, because you are talking about combining sects, which is impossible. Again, I did all the content in this patch so far, and can say without a doubt that you are mistaken.

Are you honestly under the impression that balance for this Job is not possible? #opinionuseless #byefelicia

Not at all. You're misinterpreting my words. Please read my other posts.

[Poisonous]

One of the problems I'm running into with AST is that the healing is so weak I'm often forced to use cards on myself to keep up during longer and tougher fights (Ewer, Arrow, Spear, etc). My lvl 60 guildmate has said the same--it seems like this defeats the point of a support healer.

Others have floated the idea of some benefit when you draw or use a card. Why not give the AST a small portion of every card used so that we can focus more on being a support class instead of being forced to be greedy with our buffs.

[Shamirah]

tbh, they should give us some mana back whenever we use cards. Problem solved (but they still have to rework/buff lightspeed, collective unconscious and the level 60 spell)

[Ayer2015]

The following would address all my issues with the class

Lightspeed: removing the potency decrease and add mp reduction
Collective Unconsciousness: either increase the outputs significantly or remove the channeled cast
Celestial Opposition: decrease the CD to 30sec

I've had no issues with the card system thus far. Sect swapping would be a welcome addition though given our weaker regen and shields.

[Shamirah]

Sect swapping will still be useless with a SCH, forcing us to exclusively play with a WHM.

Nocturnal sect needs a rework tbh or make it stack with SCH's shield.

[MidnightTundra]

Celestial Opposition has far too much potential for a 30 second CD. I'd say 90 sec to be honest.

[Shamirah]

Celestial Opposition has far too much potential for a 30 second CD. I'd say 90 sec to be honest.

How ? Explain how it has too much potential.

[SuzakuCMX]

How ? Explain how it has too much potential.

You'd just use it everytime you put a card buff on someone, why not just increase cardbuff time to 20s?

[Shamirah]

... it only increases the card by 5 sec. Such a big deal. Whoosh.

Or make it a 40-45 sec cd.

[Poisonous]

... it only increases the card by 5 sec. Such a big deal. Whoosh.

Or make it a 40-45 sec cd.

And aren't you forced into Expanding buffs to the whole party for it to be worth using?