Quote Originally Posted by YusiKha View Post
At the very minimum
SCH: Add a new spell, called Vitriol (to fit with SCH's spell names having conversational double-meanings)
Vitriol would be an instant-cast targetted AoE (think BLM freeze) that deals 350p over 24s. It would require a Dark Humour stack to be cast.
Dark Humour would be accumulated by consuming Aetherflow aside from Energy Drain (so every healing AF, but no recitation). Casting Aetherflow would remove existing stacks of Dark Humour.
Dark Humour would overwrite the spent AF on the gauge, as shown in this sloppy mockup:


The purpose is to reward the cast of an AF heal with a damaging effect that cannot be spammed. You're be encouraged to chain Dark Humour stacks via Vitriol + AF Heal, while still needing to dump excess aetherflow with Energy Drain (since Vitriol is only once per 24s). Biolysis + Energy Drain is still a DPS gain though.
Cool idea, but the reward is too high given the example potency.

Let's take a window of 2 minutes (6 Aetherflow) as an example, because it aligns well with everything. And three scenarios:

1) All ED
You'd get a total of 6x150 = 900 potency. This requires that you dedicate every single swiftcast to creating a weave window for the EDs you can't weave with Biolysis.

2) Mixed
4x ED + 2x dot = 4x150 + 2x70 = 740 potency. You weave 4 ED with Biolysis and you use 2 Aetherflow heals.

3) All dot
1x ED + 5x dot = 1x150 + 5x70 = 500 potency. You weave 1 ED at some point and you use 5 Aetherflow heals.

Between 2 and 3 you have different combinations on the number of EDs and number of dots. That is, you lose 80 potency, but you gain mobility + an Aetherflow heal + a double weave window.

I'd put it at 280 potency as a maximum, in order to preserve the 150 potency opportunity cost on Aetherflow heals. Maybe less considering the mobility + double weave window.