Quote Originally Posted by zuzu-bq View Post
I think they'll focus more on balancing Nocturnal AST for 4.0. So Unfortunately we'll stick with SCH meta until next raid. Outside than that Nocturnal isn't a bad healer by design, its just SCH that is too strong.
This is exactly what Kabzy was trying to explain wasn't true. AST is a great main healer with it's diurnal sect. SCH is a great off healer with it's fairy and aetherflow management. AST is a much weaker off healer, because its selling role is to main heal. SCH do not main heal, not because they can't, but because WHM/AST are much stronger main healers and less adapted to off heal. WHM and AST should compete for the main heal slot. SE needs to introduce a healer, who like SCH, can off heal very efficiently, but might struggle compared to AST/WHM main healing, so that SCH can be balanced by this fourth healer. AST cannot be an excellent main healer and off healer and expect to call it balance. A buff to time dialation and celestial opposition in nocturnal is all I'd be behind.


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SCH isn't broken. It needs another healer who can compete with it in the off heal slot. AST having every role isn't balance and what is causing it's jack of all trades issues.