Quote Originally Posted by Lodi View Post
I really hope SE goes the bowmage route again, keeping AST horrible for two years before admitting their mistakes and reworking it for 6.0 into something that's universally loved.

Because right now what I'm afraid of is seeing AST gradually buffed into a state of accepable mediocrity, something that works but is nothing but a shadow of its former self.
And it's what's happening. AST still feels as bad as in 5.0, but now it's top tier again.
As a bandaid fix for 5.X, I'd just like to ditch the seals. The interaction with Divination is problematic in openers, it "forces" Lightning speed to be paired with Sleeve when it should be a MP tool before anything.
Yesterday I got Lakshmi normal mode in a roulette, and I contemplated how stupid it is to be so out of synch with every raid buff as I couldn't blast Divination in the opener.

So yeah, just making Divination a 6% buff with a fixed CD, and perhaps Minor Arcana should become a separate Draw with a longer CD, or returned to what it used to be (although it's not worth burning card now I guess). That's be okay. Still won't save the sinking ship but well.