An idea for AST: "Gambler Stance"

[GideonHighmourn]

I understand the concept you're going for; however, AST would essentially be two classes with very different effects/buffs tied to the various "stances". I'm not saying it wouldn't work, but it sounds like itd be a balancing nightmare. Even now, AST is hard to balance properly because it borrows so much of its healing toolkit (essentially all of it) from SCH/WHM. Which is also what makes it really disappointing, since it really lacks any sort of uniqueness; mashing SCH/WHM together really was a cop out, and kind of leaves AST in a very awkward place because it's not really sure WHAT it wants to be.

It's a neat concept, and I admire the thought you put into it; I'm just not sure adding another sect/stance is what AST really needs, since it already has three (Noct/Diurnal/Cleric) to choose from. Albeit Noct/Diurnal don't really effect much, it's still a lot of balancing between all the possible combinations if you add another two stances.

Again, I'm not trying to say it's a bad idea. I'm just not particularly creative when it comes to stuff like this, and tend to stay away from suggestions/changes for balance.