Quote Originally Posted by Ftail View Post
I'm not going to speak for AST, but at least for SCH it has a lower HPS than WHM and that's a fact. The fact that WHM's extra HPS is not needed and SCH can get through all the savage tier raids having lower HPS, doesn't mean the WHM HPS advantage doesn't exist. Even if that advantage is completely useless. Also a food for thought, they brought up SCH's lack of HPS on the livestream and said they would fix it. Even though I've never seen a fellow SCH complain about having lower HPS. WTF Square?

I agree with everything you've said, so the reason I quoted a couple sentences was to nitpick a single point. Even if that point isn't very important to the overall picture.
That's part of the equation, but I think efficiency also deserves a mention. Another major reason why WHM's higher potential HPS is not a real advantage is the lopsided concentration of kit efficiency. To simplify a bit, off-GCD abilities are "better" than GCDs. They're instant, free (or marginally priced), and allow the user to continue uninterrupted. Healing-wise, the more powerful part of SCH's kit is the "good" half, and the more powerful part of WHM's kit is the "bad" half, i.e. the less efficient heals you want to rely on last.