Quote Originally Posted by elioaiko View Post
The Aetherflow system has aged rather badly IMO.

Because you need an Aetherflow dump to ready up the next refresh, or you're losing the MP refresh.

I'm tired of healing being attached to damage because in the end, most of the stacks will be used on ED. That's how SCH wants to play at an optimal level and it's become problematic.

You don't really want to touch your Aetherflow heals unless you have to when all your other choices are used up. At this point, Fae Gauge should be the attached to the oGCDs and not Aetherflow.

Either Aetherflow goes or they need to make it just for damage or buffs. You never want to use a heal if you can squeeze out more damage in an optimized environment.

Energy Drain exists because it cannot be without the constraints of Aetherflow. Dissipation suffers from this as well because it's used for DPS purposes rather than healing because it locks out half your kit.

The sheer fact that SGE has a lily/Aetherflow hybrid gauge and doesn't have an Energy Drain equivalent. It's clear that the devs don't like ED and aren't going to entertain the idea of it on SGE.

Tbh, SCH needs a rework as badly as WHM and I mean a deep rework–not a retooling or some things moved around. Like I mean they should abolish their kits and start from square one.
To be frank, I think they could've just stole PvP iteration of SCH then start from there.

Remove the goddamned Aetherflow gauge. Turn all the current aetherflow-based heals into oGCD with charges. Let Dissipation consume our overabundant Fae Gauge for an effect that does not remove our fairy; the current PvP iteration of Dissipation buffs the SCH's damage AND recharges their aetherflow-based heals. Now THAT sounds and works more like an 'emergency button' vs current iteration of PvE Dissipation, why can't we have that?

Remove Energy Drain or turn it into an integral part of Fae Gauge generation in addition to other way of generation (I.e. make our Fae Embrace generate 2p of Fae Gauge per cast). Personally I prefer the idea of 'Energy Draining' for the fae gauge vs unleashing 'Energy Drain' with the help of aetherflow stock for peanut damage and hp absorption.

Fae Gauge has so many potential that can be linked to fae-related abilities (I mean, we're supposed to work with our fairy, right???), but what we get now is only a green, spiteful p*ss that we can use from the Earth reaching whoever's standing in the surface of Moon. How very inspiring.

I hold so close the current iteration of Energy Drain is simply because it's all the leftover cookies crumb we have. And I don't trust them enough to take it away and compensate us with something interesting. (looking at you early ShB Energy Drain removal)

/rantend