Stoneskin not useful?

[Jonnycbad]

Can someone explain why they nerfed stoneskin? Everyone I ask, says that 18% of Max HP of 12-15k+ is extremely over powered...but I don't buy it. If our HP has scaled up from 50-60, then shouldn't mob damage have scaled up proportionately? So 18% of 15k HP at level 60, vs 18% of 7k HP at level 50, should be comparable, as we are taking proportionately the same (or lower) damage as we did at 50. So what gives?

As it stands, Stoneskin is decent for a precast on tank before bosses, but that's really about it (or maybe to cast on self as a HP buffer since it lasts 30min). The cast time is way too long to be useful on SCH or AST during a fight, at least WHM have SS2.

I think SS1 should be AoE, and SS2 would be the same but also reduce incoming damage by 10%(until the stoneskin HP is consumed), making it like an expensive Succor without the heal, for WHM

[PetiteMalFleur]

Can someone explain why they nerfed stoneskin?

Yoshi had said it was too make whm more balanced with new skills they got; nothing to do with hp scaling in 3.0.

[Aurelinaus]

I can't make a case for stoneskin the mp cost and cast time is just too high. 3 cure's worth of mp for half a cure's worth of hp. On a Whm that's quite a bit of mp, on a Sch a shield only adlo is still cheaper stronger and can crit, the cast it too long to bother with when everything is in full swing. And watching it get stripped by auto attacks as soon as it goes up isn't really that fun.