balance through Balance

[BloodRubyXII]

Are you actually kidding, right?
Even with the buffs on sects WHM still out HPS AST . WHM got 2 new INSTANT heals, assize reduced its CD and now they can spam Cure 3 with Thin Air.
"Ahh but AST got earthly star" yeah we did but it IS NOT an instant heal.
"Ahh but AST got The Lady of Crowns" since we never use it because we always want The Lord, because SE nerfed our damage to the ground.

Out HPSing with cheesing does not constitute the state of balance, sorry :x
Earthly Star, all things considered, is technically an instant. It can be placed and detonated immediately and it hits hard.
Lady of Crowns can be spent on tank busters with B2. It's not completely worthless. When we had cards that had no use other than RR fodder that was as low as it got.


I'm not saying AST needs to be toned down, just those aren't the points you need to make to defend us.

[BloodPact]

Earthly Star, all things considered, is technically an instant. It can be placed and detonated immediately and it hits hard.

Although Earthly Star doesn't have cast time it's really nothing to count on if you need a quick heal. Even when it's already set up it takes time to explode and heal the target after you do the healing casting animation. It's a really good skill (even debatable that a bit OP due to potency) but certainly not an instant heal like Assize or the Scholar one.

[BloodRubyXII]

Although Earthly Star doesn't have cast time it's really nothing to count on if you need a quick heal. Even when it's already set up it takes time to explode and heal the target after you do the healing casting animation. It's a really good skill (even debatable that a bit OP due to potency) but certainly not an instant heal like Assize or the Scholar one.

I use it on the smash after p2 swords, ukehl if it's up and thundercloud stacks. Place before it comes, detonate after the damage. In a real emergency I just place->detonate. Heals more than enough. Honestly I would class it as an instant. I understand what you're saying, I just don't think your point is completely right.

[BloodPact]

I use it on the smash after p2 swords, ukehl if it's up and thundercloud stacks. Place before it comes, detonate after the damage. In a real emergency I just place->detonate. Heals more than enough. Honestly I would class it as an instant. I understand what you're saying, I just don't think your point is completely right.

None of those are examples that require emergency (AOE) healing. Again, nothing to do with healing potency. There is a very noticeable difference in activation time for Assize/Indomitability compared to Earthly Start. Go try out these spells and you'll see. It's a good tool but not an emergency healing tool. Emergency healing is Essential Dignity and Lady of Crowns (and Nocturnal Aspected Benefic, depending on how you look at it).