Astrologian misconceptions

[Risvertasashi]

The only thing Astrologian is missing is dps, imo. They have very low dps and not many dots.?

Not to put too fine a point on it, but... you claim to know AST very well but then say this?

AST's DoTs are absurdly powerful (and never miss). Malefic II is only 10 potency behind Stone III, made up for by those absurdly strong DoTs. Gravity is only 10 potency behind Holy, but casts faster. WHM wins out when using PoM and some burst (assize for DPS), but all of its DoTs can miss and they don't match AST's DoTs. All in all, each has some advantages but in relative strength they are pretty close.

But back to your original question: bads will be bad. Some ASTs don't use cards at all. Stop and think about that for a moment. WHM has some very bad players too (Medica II mages anyone?), but for ARR was pretty much the carrying healer and so shielded from the reputation. SCH's very technical nature, and that it starts as a DPS class, creates a barrier to entry that attacts a certain type and discourages many others.

AST didn't have the headstart WHM did and started out relatively weak on heals. If you see people hating on AST, just point them to that A3S soloheal video.