AST buffs in 3.4 Changes to Barries and Cards.

[Zaj_Quilos]

No, that Nocturnal is so much more viable than Diurnal now.

It's as viable.

[Rennies]

It's as viable.

Diurnal is better when shields aren't immediately needed to keep your health above 0.

[Nekotee]

Also diurnal is better dps wise

[KarstenS]

Well, the insta-cast just eliminated the need to precast the heal.

And this was pure horror, as you had to wait an entire GCD after that instant heal before you coukld cast the next heal.

Or you can't precast the heal for the tankbuster because you have that instant heal proc, which is running out just right before the tankbuster hits (thats not fictive. I had this in A1S).

[Bdyer]

You still have Cure III and a better Medica II, and the Mind bonus.

...And Eye for an Eye, I guess. Yeah, Square Enix isn't known for their impeccable balance.

I'm not aware of any mind bonus. I put my lvl 60 whm and my lvl 60 scholar in the same gear and my heal amounts were identical.

[Deathgiver]

I'm not aware of any mind bonus. I put my lvl 60 whm and my lvl 60 scholar in the same gear and my heal amounts were identical.

WHM grants a mnd bonus to full and light parties. if you have a whm in party heals do roughly 3% more than if you have sch/ast instead.

[Yona87]

Still not convinced to pick up AST.
They really need to rework the entire class in 4.0.
I really want to play a different healer but as a WHM/SCH main, I feel like playing just a hybrid.
Really boring gameplay.

[Ametrine]

I'm staring at all my unidentifieds that I was getting for my WHM, and rethinking dropping AST.

These buffs are incredible.

[Teraluna]

Still not convinced to pick up AST.
They really need to rework the entire class in 4.0.
I really want to play a different healer but as a WHM/SCH main, I feel like playing just a hybrid.
Really boring gameplay.

This has been my thoughts since first seeing the Astro. They created too much of an overlap by copy/pasting skills into the class.
As a result the main skills are nothing that innovative for people who've been regular whm players in particular.

I can't see the class ever getting a real rework. All we can expect is +/- adjustments as things progress.
Still waiting for a battle cleric kind of healer, but may have to wait for a while/ever.

[Yona87]

This has been my thoughts since first seeing the Astro. They created too much of an overlap by copy/pasting skills into the class.
As a result the main skills are nothing that innovative for people who've been regular whm players in particular.

I can't see the class ever getting a real rework. All we can expect is +/- adjustments as things progress.
Still waiting for a battle cleric kind of healer, but may have to wait for a while/ever.

Yes.
Also, a Chemist, or melee healer would be nice.
Something different.