Openly admitting to ignoring the players

[ExcogEnjoyer]

I also would like it if AST is more regen oriented, I mean, technically it already is, just by virtue of having more regen spells than WHM, but I'd like it if they solidify that as its identity/niche, just to separate both jobs further.

Square won't do this on the virtue of being horrified at the idea of a job being slightly better than another at fucking anything.

[Allegor]

Square won't do this on the virtue of being horrified at the idea of a job being slightly better than another at fucking anything.

It's not better though, just different. If anything, the actual issue would be people not understanding how healing over time works (as is already the case ...nothing like using Medica II/Helios only for the co healer to top everyone off...) and think it's weaker.

[Acece]

Square won't do this on the virtue of being horrified at the idea of a job being slightly better than another at fucking anything.

ast is already a better whm right now, I don't think they really care.

[Boizinho]

Square won't do this on the virtue of being horrified at the idea of a job being slightly better than another at fucking anything.

I dunno, in terms of healers they seem to love making one healer a strictly inferior version of another. AST is literally just "WHM+." Better GCD heals with Neutral Sect, better oGCD heals, better rDPS, better mobility. The reason to bring WHM over AST is "my friend plays a WHM and I don't want to be mean and ask them to change."

Similarly, it's extremely obvious that the way they designed Sage's kit was to take almost the entirety of Scholar's kit, copy-paste it, and then start adding things on top of that. With the launch of A Realm Reborn they had ideas for only 2 healers, and here we are 8 years later, they still only have 2 ideas for healers.