If SCH got Energy Drain back, why not do the same for WHMs?

[Billythepancake]

Just for fun, I'll input.

I think scholar getting back Energy Drain, was a poor design choice, at least in its current form. SMN has already changed the identity of Energy Drain, so it really shouldn't have came back with the same name at least.

Scholar, I would allow them the flexibility of getting back unused MP, but honestly choosing between damage and healing is always just going to create a large skill gap for players who don't understand when and what to use stacks on. The bully SCH who only ED's and the Overhealer. I would instead just make it DPS neutral and make it a skill that adds options for recovery and planned OGCD healing use, but doesn't directly add to DPS.

Tactical Conversion:
While having Aetherflow stacks, Tactical Conversion becomes Fey Rouse. While not under the effect of Aetherflow, Tactical Conversion becomes Fey Covenant Cool down of 30 seconds.


Fey Rouse:
This action cannot be assigned to the hotbar. Can only be used under the effect of Aetherflow.
Cost: 1 Aetherflow.

Grants your fairy 10 Fairy Gauge. Increases embraces potency by 40% for 20 seconds. [Will actually give it 20 fairy gauge, because of its Aetherflow cost.]

Fey Covenant:
This action cannot be assigned to the hotbar. Can only be used while not under the effect of Aetherflow.
Cost: 30 Fairy Gauge.

Grants you 1 stack of Aetherflow. Restores MP by 5%


In my opinion, healers should not have to choose between spending their main healing resources on healing and the other on DPS. [Assize is one of those skills that you get to have your cake and eat it too. So it still fits this rule even if its only healing the tank.] Gauge dump skills should complement their healing playstyle and let them heal more efficiently, opening more pathways to DPS.

Choosing for your main resource to be between heals and dps is what makes healers, and more specifically scholar, work so well, imo. Theres a reason people were begging to have it back, because SCH didnt feel complete without it (still doesnt feel complete yet, but it feels better) it gives off a risk/reward system, it gives a hierarchy to your heals instead of just spending whatever whenever, and it raises the skill ceiling. Good scholars will make the best out of their resources, overhealing as little as possible and maximizing dps, while scholars not at the same skill level will end up spending more aetherflow on healing. Quite frankly, scholar does not need more healing options, it already has too many, a good chunk of which I cant think of to use nearly as effectively as indom and excog.

As for what you suggested, that's just rouse. Rouse is not worth an aetherflow, especially now when eos is healing less than she did in SB. Why would I ever waste an aetherflow on it? You'd be better off just using lustrate.