SCH and the lack of impactful abilities, just me?

[Eloah]

Honestly i feel if they'd stop nerfing the fairy to hellfire and back, SCH would be better off.

They need to give her a bit more of the current egi treatment. But sadly, an attack oriented pet is a lot easier to work with compared to a defensive/healer oriented one.

One thing I noticed since I've been trying to get back into knowing AST is how for both SCH and AST SE seems to semi gloss over their gimmicks compared to WHM.

With WHM, they are known for Regens and big bursty heals, and I'm sure many people can agree SE finally got them in a god spot now. But with SCH and AST they sorta fell flat.

SCH should be about Shields and the faerie, they pushed the faerie a little towards the forefront which is great, but SCH still only has one kind of "base" shield, Sacred Soil and Seraph aside. The Faerie needs more integration and SCH needs another stacking shield.

For AST, no one cares for this new card system, and most likely in 6.0 it'll change. But AST needs more card related skills. Plus they need to play up their whole sect gameplay. Celestial Intersection is a great skill and more need to be added like it. Why not have the cards offer a different effect depending on stance. Maybe a low 15s regen while in Nocturnal or a 5-10% damage reduction while in Diurnal, something to make them feel powerful in their own way.

Additionally, for all of the healers, some skills need either an overhaul, looking at you Fluid Aura, or a shuffle. Diurnal sect makes no sense if it doesnt work with anything until 4 levels later. And the faerie gauge needs to come into play a lot earlier

[Deceptus]

SCH should be about Shields and the faerie, they pushed the faerie a little towards the forefront which is great, but SCH still only has one kind of "base" shield, Sacred Soil and Seraph aside. The Faerie needs more integration and SCH needs another stacking shield.

Well technically they did have a second stacking shield with Galvanize and Catalize. It's at least something they could use in the future.

[Eloah]

Well technically they did have a second stacking shield with Galvanize and Catalize. It's at least something they could use in the future.

This is true, but that was changed more to prevent critlo spreads. What I'm referencing is something like the updated Celestial Opposition. Seraph was a nice addition with stackable shields, but she isn't as "available" as some other skills, given her main function. I remember saying a while back to give Selene a Shielding skill, though that might be a bit moot now. Plus, while attaching it to a faerie skill sounds reasonable, how would it play out. Should it be a regular oGCD or use the Fey gauge? There are a bunch of things to consider so it doesn't feel like adding it in just for the sake of adding it. The Fey Gauge wasn't the worst gauge added, but you have to admit, compared to some others, it was a pretty weak addition.