AST, Underpowered?, Potential changes, and you.

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Just some random bullet points from my experiences as Astrologian so far (lv56 as of this post):

- Instant Benefic II proc is only good when I can't keep up. Too many times I will either not use the proc or just do nothing until the tank takes another hit. Maybe make it cost only 50% MP?
- Lightspeed is still rather weak despite its recent buff. It's basically just another Swiftcast due to how global cooldowns work. If it also reduced global cooldown, then the skill would be good IMO.
- Synastry is awkward to use. For it to be a good skill, the tank needs to take only medium damage over a longer period of time while the rest of the group takes more damage than the tank, which rarely is the case for me.
- Please give Astrologian access to Stoneskin II. My groups don't like waiting for me to apply Stoneskin to everyone before a boss encounter.
- Astrologian could use another DPS skill. Spamming Malefic with occasional Combust can get really tiresome. A damaging skill that also has some party utility or heal effect would be nice!
- Helios and Aspected Helios range is a bit small, Helios potency seems a bit too weak to me for its cast time. The same seems true for Aspected Helios in Nocturnal Sect.
- Cards: The Spire and The Spear I almost never use for their effects. They are mostly used by me as Royal Road fodder or will get shuffled if I draw them.
- Time Dilation doesn't synergize well with Nocturnal Sect, since prolonging the shields doesn't add more efficiency to the affected spells like longer Regen does for Diurnal Sect. The shields should be made stronger from Time Dilation instead IMO.

Since I don't have Collective Unconscious and Celestial Opposition yet, I will leave those skills out and maybe edit my post later, once I have experience with those abilities. Thanks for reading.