What if Nocturnal Sect...

[CyrilLucifer]

It was never intended to be like adlo. Why do you (people who always compare it to sch/whm) keep comparing it? It's a unique job, similar to its co-buddies, but different. I will actually dare to say it's superior to adlo since it's instant cast. Now go to the pvp forums and dare saying it's inferior to adlo >_>

No way is Noct sect better than a crit Adlo. That's crazy. The instant cast in nice, but a Crit adlo is flat out godly. I'd argue it borders on broken good.

That is exactly the issue, though. AST cannot replace SCH in progression because it's not as strong defensively (and other things, like damage and MP management, but that's beside the point), so they're only competing for the WHM slot. They must be compared. Non-progression in this game is extremely easy and can be slept through, so you probably wouldn't need Noct Stance anyway unless you're doing the ball eating in Alex 4, since WHM and AST regens stack.