Please do not nerf Astrologian instead buff WHM/SCH

[Ametrine]

You'd be able to heal 4 man content perfectly fine. Normal mode raids and above? You're gonna need to work for it.

Except this was EXACTLY how AST was at HW launch, and we saw how that went. Plus, the idea of a job that simply can't perform well at raid level unless the player is already an expert is terrible design.... Which was precisely why AST was buffed!

And, the reason why Balance is brought up again and again is because it's quite frankly the best card by a huge margin. Not even potency wise, anyone in a party can benefit from balances, but the other cards are all situational, useless, or downright detrimental depending on who it's used on. Burn fodder.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Except this was EXACTLY how AST was at HW launch, and we saw how that went. Plus, the idea of a job that simply can't perform well at raid level unless the player is already an expert is terrible design.... Which was precisely why AST was buffed.

Not exactly. The reason why it was scorned is cause it had weak healing and worthless utility. This is no longer the case, with them having utility that outshines even the best utility any job in any role can offer. If people want that 10% dps buff, they WILL find a way to get them in the party, regardless of the concessions that must be made.

That is how overpowered Balance is.

And how exactly is it that a difficult to use character is worthless? That's such a backwards idea it just doesn't make sense. We aren't talking about joke characters here, unless they're lethal.

Alternatively, change Balance so it's not a DPS increase anymore, and does something else.

[RichardButte]

Not exactly. The reason why it was scorned is cause it had weak healing and worthless utility. This is no longer the case, with them having utility that outshines even the best utility any job in any role can offer. If people want that 10% dps buff, they WILL find a way to get them in the party, regardless of the concessions that must be made.

That is how overpowered Balance is.

And how exactly is it that a difficult to use character is worthless? That's such a backwards idea it just doesn't make sense. We aren't talking about joke characters here, unless they're lethal.

The caveat is that said utility (AoE Balance) isn't guaranteed by any stretch. Yes, you'll have stretches where you reliably get it, but you'll have just as many where you reliably DON'T.

AST had to be balanced around the idea that RNG can completely negate their utility. A better idea likely would've been for AST to be a support-oriented DPS, but it's here and it's a healer so they have to make due.