Astrologian 5.0 Discussion

[Suishouhime]

This could be an oversight, but the shields on the new Celestial Opposition doesnt specific that it doesn't stack with Galvanise.
So there might be some room there to boost the shield.

The tooltip for Aspected Benefic/Helios still says the shields don't stack, so I suppose it depends on whether that extends to Neutral Sect and Celestial Opposition, or whether they give a unique stackable shield that works with Galvanise. Kinda funny given they said they want to move away from barrier healing.

[Rinkalos]

It's not just me and it's certainly not just these forums. I'm part of a good number of communities. People are upset all over the place. Sure, not everyone is quite as incensed as I am, most non-healers couldn't give a damn, but this isn't an isolated feeling that just a couple dozen folks on the forums are worried about.

It won't be an organized thing, but people will get mad, they will complain, and if things aren't fixed they will leave. It happened in BFA, it can happen here.

[Seoulstar]

Oh no..the cards..they ruined them..that was the main thing I loved about being an AST. You didn't know what you were going to get. I want to main this job because I still love it..but this is going to be difficult. Especially with DNC pulling me even harder now.

[Urthdigger]

Everything unique about AST has been utterly ruined. There's no point in playing it anymore, they may as well just get rid of it.

[AuroraSol]

AST was my main during Heavens Ward and Storm blood now the only good thing about it are the pretty star effects and that's it. Tip for the devs change the cards back to how they were it would make the class better.

[LashL]

I tried to see the good in it but i just cant at all. What they've done to the card system actually triggers me, our utility is gone and every card does the same thing save for the additional effect. The removal of any manipulation of the buffs and there effectiveness gone for a lazy slapped on damage. Where the risk reward in setting up your aoe balance every min for dps windows and questioning if you should redraw that other effect to try for balance in it. WHERE IS ANYTHING FUN LEFT

Ast has been reduced to just spam malefic even more now and that's almost all we did thanks for the first time i wont play this until something is changed myself.

[DamianFatale]

They gutted my job. They took what I felt comfortable with in this game and destroyed it.

[Mansion]

I'm actually ok with it?

From what I understand the cards are nerfed but it's more about having options of drawing specific cards and doing so more frequently. My only "concern" is the Divination buff, which is a good idea in theory, feels clunky in potency compared to duration. 15 seconds of 6% damage up every 3 minutes that's low compared to the potential spread balance we had every minute.
I don't know if someone already has mathed out the frequency of drawing and having cards up on individuals compared to every 30 seconds (every minute if you royal road). I think it's just a different playstyle. I want to play it before saying it's been slaughtered.

Now the healing oGCDs are a bliss, not just kicking WHM in the gutter once more, I love how AST embraces its versatility now. Coupled with a SCH, it's going to be very powerful, healing wise.

[Ceasaria]

The new cards system seems terribly uninteresting.

Each time I play AST, I don't do the same thing because fortune doesn't give me the same cards.
This what is fun : impredictibility and decision making with the cards we got from Draw and Sleeve Draw.
Depending of the fight you are in, of the actual situation, the state of the team in this fight, the composition of the team, and your beliefs, you have to make a choice with the cards you got.
In fact, with all of that you have hundreds of possibilities. I can play the same fight over and over and each time it's new, thanks to the cards system.

Yes, it's not all about getting Balance AOE, its about dealing with cards to the best possible maneer while aiming for Balance AOE (or Arrow, it's not that bad).
I draw Arrow when I have already Balance in spread ? I redraw but got Bole. Not interesting at this moment, so I use Minor Arcana.
My partner or I was dead ? Focus on Ewer.
Will the team suffer for x reason ? Focus on Bole.
I draw a Spear with 150% enhanced ? Give it on Bard.
Should I discard my Spread card giving by Sleeve Draw because it's useless for now, or can I find a situation soon to apply it ?
Etc.

So many possibilities leading to so many possible decisions to take. This is our cards system. This is what is fun.
The new cards system remove all of that. The fun to playing AST will be gone.


Note : The new skills are not awesome and I'am deeply affected by the loss of Time Dilation, Celestial Opposition changes and nerf to Collective Unconscious.

[Tokio]

Im actually really angry about the card changes. So now we are just a 6% damage boost? I loved being able to literally turn the tide of a fight with cards. Something hard hitting is about to happen bole. Someone needs a bit more MP got it. All while healing it was a lot to keep up with which made it exciting to me. I loved how different ast felt im considering just going whm its sad really.