Quote Originally Posted by MerlinCross View Post
I think this is something we need to look into and hear about more. Most experienced Healers I know hate the changes(All the healers in my FC, a very small sample size mind you) HATE the changes. But I wondered what new players would think of the current healers. Would they get enjoyment out of it? Perhaps we need to hear more from people that won't learn the healing Role in it's current state rather than just the people leaving it.

To put a different way, the devs could be banking on a new wave of fresh blood Healers to replace the previous group who hate the changes. But if the new ones also hate the current state, well then that's an issue for them.
I'd created a thread regarding my experience with 5.0 AST as a totally new player a month after the ShB release and have just come around to leveling AST after getting SCH to cap and WHM to 70 before I decided to shelve it.

While it has seen improvements since, nothing was actually done that made playing it more attractive. I think its healing kit is very good, but the half that distinguishes it from the other healers continues to be severely lacking; which can be said about every job in the role as a whole.

I have a better time with AST when I can ignore the cards and just play with its snappy cast times, instant Benefics and watching the beautiful effects all the while.