A few simple things to add context. I play on console. I play through a focus on roles. I have a role I like(ranged physical with all 3 leveled), and I have one job in every other role for coverage as an fc leader. Lastly I don't raid any more, I barely touch extremes. I don't have the time for it anymore. My time is too sporadic.

With that out of the way, I play AST. And I'm definitely the ray of sunshine type. I don't have a problem with AST. I like the buff juggling. I like the busyness. I don't have a problem healing though I recognize how weak in comparison nocturnal healing is, I just avoid it like the plague and keep it stepping. While I don't raid anymore, I've played since beta and knowing how scripted raiding is, I struggle to understand how AST can be lacking in the current raid scene. Or any healer for that matter.