That what pissed me off during the first noct Aspected Benefic buff is that Ast suddenly can almost shield more efficiently than Scholar, which used to be his specialty. But now it's just disgusting, especially the increased Adlo mp cost (which were further bumped according to the job guide).

What irks me the most though is the seemingly contradicting skillset the scholar seem to be getting. It started with dissipation, continues with the fey link - it's nice to link the fairy to someone but this will set the skill roof ridiculously high. You'll have to micromanage like a top manager to be efficient while others can do the same with less effort, especially noct AST.

But I think Scholars still shine during raids - with such a wide array of skills, they have the tools for seemingly EVERY occasion. Let's be real here, a top scholar will still trash both other healers into the ground.

The biggest mistake with AST was locking the stances during battle - they wouldn't have needed all those buffs they received if they could switch midbattle imo.