It’s also all but a given that the expansion will include at least two new jobs.

[Mendalas]

Hopefully healer. AST was a disaster that i would rather not have to see again.
Personally they should just focus on the current classes than add new ones, i even rather have more midcore content than 3 new classes that will play exactly like the ones we already have in the game except with a extra gimmick.

AST so much fun, I switched from WHM main (since 1.0) to AST when it came out. Took me a while to actually accept that I liked it better than whm cause it was my original love and hard to abandon. But finally I bought the AST high end weapon over the WHM and have never looked back. They have made a lot of improvements on it and can't wait to see AST grow even more moving forward to the next exp.

AST a disaster? I think not but that is my opinion. Instead of just healing and dps'ing, we get to buff people with powerful card buffs! It adds a whole new fun element and I really enjoy it.

[basketofseals]

AST so much fun, I switched from WHM main (since 1.0) to AST when it came out. Took me a while to actually accept that I liked it better than whm cause it was my original love and hard to abandon. But finally I bought the AST high end weapon over the WHM and have never looked back. They have made a lot of improvements on it and can't wait to see AST grow even more moving forward to the next exp.

AST a disaster? I think not but that is my opinion. Instead of just healing and dps'ing, we get to buff people with powerful card buffs! It adds a whole new fun element and I really enjoy it.

A lot of the salt comes from AST's buffing being a mini game or a side mechanic rather than being its core identity. A lot of people were looking more forward to a support oriented healer, and what we ended up with was 4 buttons that all juggle 1 ability. Not to mention we pretty much fish for extended or expanded balance making every other draw feel kinda lackluster. It also, in my opinion, hasn't properly distanced itself from WHM.

On release, you have to admit that AST was quite underpowered, and it just never really recovered in reputation. Especially since it was the same time as the hardest raid we've ever gotten.

[mp-please]

AST so much fun, I switched from WHM main (since 1.0) to AST when it came out. Took me a while to actually accept that I liked it better than whm cause it was my original love and hard to abandon. But finally I bought the AST high end weapon over the WHM and have never looked back. They have made a lot of improvements on it and can't wait to see AST grow even more moving forward to the next exp.

AST a disaster? I think not but that is my opinion. Instead of just healing and dps'ing, we get to buff people with powerful card buffs! It adds a whole new fun element and I really enjoy it.

My point in that post wasn't that AST is fun or not. That's personal bias that i rather not bring to any argument, my point is that in terms of development AST was a convoluted mess. If they wanted to buff it they should've pulled the same they did with SCH and WAR with a complete rebalance before 3.2.