Who else is worried about SE and Ast?

[Deceptus]

I've been concerned about AST since it's implementation.

It's trying to play in the middle of SCH and WHM, Shields and Regens. And it's done nothing but complicate balance between the three because of it.

It can't be a jack of all trades, master of none because no one would pick them.

It can't be overpowered because then SCH or WHM won't be picked.

The only real way to fix it is to release another healer and force AST to be either regen based or shield based and make the new healer the opposite.

Or REALLY double down on the buffing and then release a debuffing job (that USED to be SCH . . . )

[YusiKha]

I've been concerned about AST since it's implementation.

It's trying to play in the middle of SCH and WHM, Shields and Regens. And it's done nothing but complicate balance between the three because of it.

It can't be a jack of all trades, master of none because no one would pick them.

It can't be overpowered because then SCH or WHM won't be picked.

The only real way to fix it is to release another healer and force AST to be either regen based or shield based and make the new healer the opposite.

Or REALLY double down on the buffing and then release a debuffing job (that USED to be SCH . . . )

Alternatively; give it a kit with both regens and shields. Then do the same to WHM and SCH, so we don't have regen/shield healers, we just have healers

[Bobsmiaw]

Alternatively; give it a kit with both regens and shields. Then do the same to WHM and SCH, so we don't have regen/shield healers, we just have healers

Agree with you.
Let the shield stack like regen.
If they need to nerf shield potency to let it stack then just do it.
WHM maybe can have access to party shield via Liliy.
AST already have access to shield via sect and maybe COpp can be adjusted to do opposite sect effect
SCH already have access to both shield and regen since AAR (even SS have 100 potency regen now)

[Deceptus]

Alternatively; give it a kit with both regens and shields. Then do the same to WHM and SCH, so we don't have regen/shield healers, we just have healers

That looks like the approach they're going for but the problem with that is that every healer then becomes a carbon copy of each other. What's the point?