Is it just me or are people overreacting to WHM too soon?

[Ayer2015]

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IMO, Giving AST access to regen and shields was the first mistake SE made. If they based the job around direct heals, mobility, and their cards, WHM would have retained its identity through HoTs, and SCH through its shields. The way they designed AST is just going to make balancing the existing healers and creating new unique healers difficult.