(AST) i dont see any reason why i should use nocturnal stance >_>

[FoxyAreku]

Double regen gives more DPS uptime for both healers, is more MP efficient, and in the overwhelming majority of situations where you could shield damage from a mechanic, you might as well just heal it directly afterwards. That's what Essential Dignity is for. Still no argument for Noct.

So, you're gonna gimp yourself for an entire fight just because of a single mechanic that could just as well be handled by throwing up an AoE regen? Yeah, nah, still not an argument for Noct.

A scholar doesn't need shields for this mechanic. A scholar simply presses their Fey Caress keybind and laughs while they keep DPSing.

A shield+regen will give more dps uptime then a double regen that does nothing but overheal, it just works better in most situations. Ever done seph EX or nidhogg EX? If someone tried to do some silly double regen strat there they'd be kicked by any decent group because shields reign supreme.

Noct isn't 'gimping yourself', it's a different playstyle. It's fine if you don't like it, but encouraging people to play with double regens so the whole group has no shields for more EHP is just stupid, sorry to say, and you're going to have a lot more people dying to mechanics without shields than you would if you had them. The only time I'd ever suggest going diurnal with a white mage would be if the white mage was garbage.