AST's weakness in end game

[TatoRazzino]

@Mutemutt what I meant is that an AST can cast Benefic II after a chain of Benefics and still use the same or even less MP than a WHM doing the same thing while using the proc. The WHM procs only allow the job to match something that an AST can do naturally.
About Assize, you don't need Ewers to match the 10% MP refresh at the moment because lining up your buffs extends LA by 5s. Ewersare only a bonus. If an AST is running low on MP, using an Ewer helps to take some of the refresh burden away from the BRD/MCH; that increases overall DPS, since they don't have to sacrifice DPS to refresh MP.

[Mutemutt]

About Assize, you don't need Ewers to match the 10% MP refresh at the moment because lining up your buffs extends LA by 5s. Ewersare only a bonus. If an AST is running low on MP, using an Ewer helps to take some of the refresh burden away from the BRD/MCH; that increases overall DPS, since they don't have to sacrifice DPS to refresh MP.

I don't think it really stacks up to assize though

edit: I goofed the number

[TatoRazzino]

Well, that's an extra 144 mp every 2 mins I suppose, assuming you didn't already spend it on something else, of course. I don't think it really stacks up to assize though

No, not 144. Adding 5s to LA gives you at least 707; 1014 if the refresh ticks are a little early.

[Mutemutt]

No, not 144. Adding 5s to LA gives you at least 707; 1014 if the refresh ticks are a little early.

Woops, was looking at the wrong number.

But really, what I wanted to say is that, even then, there's a pretty noticeable gap in mp because the meta holds more value for the dps boosting cards rather than any that would help save or restore mp. Assize, on the other hand, always gives back mp. That one or 2 extra ticks just doesn't make up the gap. At least, that's what I feel is the reason.