Astrologian impossible to balance as it is

[Sidra]

I am not sure I agree with the premise of this thread, as I find AST to be pretty well balanced atm. With respect to Diurnal vs Noct - one thing to consider is shields are niche while regens are universally useful. For 95% of the game, if I could I would trade regen for Adlo on my SCH in a heartbeat. Shields are used, primarily single target ones, when there is a full hp threat of death which isn't that often. Noct isn't weak. There isn't much difference from a Diurnal vs Noct AST except that regens become shields, the rest of the job stays the same. Regens are simply more useful. I can go entire encounters without casting Adlo on SCH, but why would I ever go a whole fight without casting a regen?

The other thing to consider is that a Diurnal AST still has mitigation tools in Disable and Collective Unconscious.

AST needs to be balanced as a whole, there is no problem with Noct sect being niche. I thoght Titan Egi and Fists of Earth were great examples. The 4.0 healer add should be more off-healer focused to compete with the SCH slot, as AST currently completes much more fairly for the main healer role.

[AlphaSonic]

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I remember you have a regen called "Fairy"

[Sidra]

I remember you have a regen called "Fairy"

True fairy works much like a regen. But that's irrelevant to the point. I'd still trade A Regen spell for Adlo 95% of the time, whether the fairy existed or not.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

I am not sure I agree with the premise of this thread, as I find AST to be pretty well balanced atm. With respect to Diurnal vs Noct - one thing to consider is shields are niche while regens are universally useful.

If you've read the whole thing, you would have known the issue with Nocturnal Sect isn't limited to mitigation purposes.