Worried for SCH

[SpiralMask]

Im still angry at how ridiculous it was to remove Energy Drain without altering the way Scholar functioned at it's core. It was literally a key component to how the class worked and they ripped it out on a whim. Then they had the nerve to nerf it's damage after begrudgingly giving it back because clearly they still hate it and anyone who plays Scholar judging by their lack of response to the fairy Ghosting Healing Abilities for this entire expansion.

they didnt rip it out on a whim--they ripped it out because there were dps players seeing aetherflow stacks not being wasted on them
which should be noted is also one of the main reasons cited for SCH losing all of it's dots in the combat overhaul; since other players felt that the SCH wasn't doing it's job enough, and claimed that other healers were being burdened by them devoting GCDs to dps, despite the fact that 85% of the SCH's healing kit was AND STILL IS both reactionary and instant specifically to allow them to use GCD spells to balance spinning dot plates

[Grimoire-M]

they didnt rip it out on a whim--they ripped it out because there were dps players seeing aetherflow stacks not being wasted on them
which should be noted is also one of the main reasons cited for SCH losing all of it's dots in the combat overhaul; since other players felt that the SCH wasn't doing it's job enough, and claimed that other healers were being burdened by them devoting GCDs to dps, despite the fact that 85% of the SCH's healing kit was AND STILL IS both reactionary and instant specifically to allow them to use GCD spells to balance spinning dot plates

They ripped it out because they genuinely wanted SCHs to be healing with aetherflow only, instead of recognizing why we were using it on Energy Drain in the first place and tuning damage to require the use of Aetherflow consistently. Pre-Stormblood trials actually make decent use of Lustrate if your cohealer isn't dumb and spamming regens constantly. The lesson they should have learned was that Tanks need to be taking more consistent auto damage, period. Alas, nope.