Scholar 5.0 Discussion

[Ilenya]

I don’t get why everyone is saying they are upset to see bane and the like go. I would have preferred we keep energy drain yes, but I never used bane because it would waste an aetherflow charge.

Waste...An Aetherflow charge? How is Bane a waste?

Also, glancing at the posted Letter now that it is up, I do wonder if SE had any idea how SCH played.

Scholar
Most of scholar's capabilities weren't significantly changed. However, its shield-based playstyle has been shifted to include more direct healing, and makes it easier for scholar to focus more on a heal-oriented playstyle. Instead of focusing on dealing damage while relying on the other healer to provide healing, both healers will be able support each other in the healing role. Additionally, Embrace can no longer be used repetitively, as we’d like to move away from using macros to repeatedly cast Embrace.

It's like they forgot how many OCDs SCH had to heal with or something...