Done with AST

[The_Last_Dragoon]

Problem with Nocturnal is it just doesn't do enough. In Diurnal 2 ticks of the HoT surpasses the shield...

It's all from a matter of perspective. For example:

Nocturnal A. Benefic total potency: 262.5 x 2 = 525
Diurnal A. Benefic total potency: 190 + 100 x 6 = 790

It would take 4 ticks of Diurnal Aspected Benefic's Regen in order to surpass Nocturnal's potency. I'm not sure if this effect even stacks with Collective Unconscious and Aspected Helios, but it takes roughly 12 seconds (Affected by spell speed) for the Diurnal version to surpass the Nocturnal version. On the flip side though, you are maximizing the effectiveness of your mana consumption for that one particular spell since a Nocturnal player may be more inclined to try to spam Nocturnal (which they shouldn't) and it's incredibly easy to use the Diurnal version of the spell effectively. Once again though, I'm only level 31 in the class and I have more of a tank's perspective on the class than a healer's.

[AsakuraVN]

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Nah, I stopped having problems with current dungeons when I started using Diurnal & ditch Nocturnal completely. The shield only helps with spike dmg, not sustaining long fights. You'll waste more MP in the long run & will most likely out of MP near the end of dungeon boss fight.

Noc is completely useless & underpowered right now, there should be no reason to use it, unless you got pair with another AST partner.

Regarding OP's problem, it's gonna take some practices to run current dungeons smoothly with AST. I can run them while being able to push out good dps at the same time, even spam gravity, without any MP issues. It just takes more focus than WHM/SCH, and only gets a lot harder at Bisex & savage.

But then again, I do have a leveled SCH, there's really no reason for me to run as an AST anymore, cause I can rush dungeons faster & less stressful as a SCH anyways.