According to FFLogs, AST pDPS >= WHM pDPS in 4.3

[loreleidiangelo]

In all actuality, this change with Malefic feels like the less elegant solution. While I get that it's certainly strong, it just feels clunky to play.

I feel the same way, tbh. I have increased flexibility with maximizing damage uptime but it feels really jarring to have a shortcast DPS move with the same GCD as everything else. I'm sure I'll get used to it in time, but I'd still rather have two instant cast DoTs instead. Would make doing DPS as an Astro at least a LITTLE less...mind-numbing.