Astro in savage

[RichardButte]

I think everyone agrees AST needs further changes. Just not in the dps department.

Well, it would depend on whether we're talking about the AST doing more DPS or enabling the party to do more DPS.

I'd rather they just make the heals better, though, as it's easier to balance.

From the next post:

If they happen to not be healing properly then yes because a lot of players panic on heavy damage and waste mp or forget to use abilities that could save them mp and it's not like AST has been around for a year or anything like WHM and SCH have.

So people have been playing WHM/SCH with all level 60 abilities for a year, eh?

Look, people have had to say this in the past and I'll say it again here: there is NO magical trick to AST to "get the most out of it" or some other such nonsense that theorycrafting forumers seem to love to rant about.

The class' healing abilities are largely a watered-down version of WHM's, with a few unique ones like Synastry and Light Speed, neither of which requires rocket science to use.

The only "mystery" here is why people (many of whom don't even have the class to 60) seem to think that it's actually fine when all evidence points to the opposite being true...

Not trying to be mean, but seriously, we can see where the class' weaknesses lie and we need to give SE some good feedback on fixing it. Saying it's all good isn't going to help anything.

[Leiloni]

Well, it would depend on whether we're talking about the AST doing more DPS or enabling the party to do more DPS.

I'd rather they just make the heals better, though, as it's easier to balance.

Oh yes I meant personal healer dps skills only. But our other skills - supportive abilities and heals, could use some love for sure.

[justinjarjar]

Oh yes I meant personal healer dps skills only. But our other skills - supportive abilities and heals, could use some love for sure.

putting it that way yes most will agree.