White Mage is falling behind while Astro keeps getting buffs

[KDSilver]

That's not a buff.
That's a fix to every aoe since we had to wait the server tick to have its effect.
Whm got the same with asylyum.

Minor Arcana reduced CD won't change anything.

[number473]

That's a fix to every aoe since we had to wait the server tick to have its effect.

Whether it's a fix for something that wasn't functioning the way it was supposed to or not, it very clearly improves the effectiveness of the skill and hence it is a buff. This change saves casting time (no clipping) for the AST and makes no such difference to the WHM. That's besides the fact that a white mage would usually have to clip their gcd in order to use Asylum anyway, whereas an astrologian can weave it with the reduced malefic cast time.

[HyoMinPark]

I don’t think this is something to get up in arms about. Removing abilities like this from the server tick is a good idea; they did it with more than just Collective Unconscious; ground AOE abilities were also affected (Salted Earth, Doton, Shadow Flare), as well as PLD’s Passage of Arms and SCH’s Sacred Soil. I doubt this was some ploy to destroy WHM in favor of AST.

That's besides the fact that a white mage would usually have to clip their gcd in order to use Asylum anyway, whereas an astrologian can weave it with the reduced malefic cast time.

I don’t play WHM often, but can’t you weave it during Aero II’s GCD? Certain situations may require you to clip the DoT slightly, but if it’s for party-wide healing, it would probably be worth it.

[ArianeEwah]

I don’t play WHM often, but can’t you weave it during Aero II’s GCD? Certain situations may require you to clip the DoT slightly, but if it’s for party-wide healing, it would probably be worth it.

Yes, you can double weave during Aero II GCD, but that's it for weaving. That only occurs every 15 to 18 sec. AST can (single) weave EVERY Malefic GCD since 4.3, and double weave every 30 sec when they cast Combust. They also reduced "Aspected Helios" cast time, meanwhile WHM still has its "Medica II" cast time on 3 sec.
Hell, even SCH can double weave with Miasma II if they need to and pay a little DPS loss (-30 pot compared to Broil II).

WHM has no other choice, but to clip every other oGCD outside of Aero II casts.

[KDSilver]

I doubt this was some ploy to destroy WHM in favor of AST.

Of course it's not, people in here just like yelling about any small fix or adjustment about Ast without using their brain.