I miss old AST cards

[ForsakenRoe]

Well, MCH Hypercharge sets the GCD to 1.5 and the engine cannot go lower than that (you can try it in Bozja, it's like a hard coded limit), the interesting thing to me would be that PLD could generate extra gauge off of an autoattack speed buff, as it's the only class that still gets gauge from it's autoattacks. Would getting Sheltron more often be cool? Who can say, I guess now it's got the regen attached it could be interesting to have more uptime on that

[Azuri]

I don't really have an easy or convenient alternative solution to haste, I just wish it didn't "screw over" some jobs (like it did PLD and MNK in HW). I loved getting Enhanced Arrows on BLM. Can you imagine what it would do for MCH during Hyper Charge now? Maybe they could pop off like 8-10 shots lol.

The auto-attack (like Riddle of Wind for MNK) buff and magic damage increase do sound like fun alternatives. Sure Balance would still be best, but that's fine, that's the point of AST: random factors, high highs and low lows.

It would do literally nothing. Heat Blast has a GCD of 1.5 seconds. The lowest possible in the game. At least learn how things work before coming up with poor suggestions.

You can have your haste and other meme cards in a limited job version of AST or whatever. Go nuts there. In normal content though - get your grubby hands off my rotation. Your fun does not justify making my gameplay unfun.

[Mithron]

It would do literally nothing. Heat Blast has a GCD of 1.5 seconds. The lowest possible in the game. At least learn how things work before coming up with poor suggestions.

You can have your haste and other meme cards in a limited job version of AST or whatever. Go nuts there. In normal content though - get your grubby hands off my rotation. Your fun does not justify making my gameplay unfun.

Then break the coding, remove the spaghetti and update the engine. This game has made what, billions of dollars? No excuses.

I'm not an AST main, and I probably wouldn't become one even if it went back to SB style, but I have a hard time believing you're actually having fun right now as AST especially since you don't say it's your main in your profile. Your gameplay is 'unfun' currently when it wasn't before. If you think otherwise, your definition of fun is incorrect. :^)

[flowerfairy]

Well, MCH Hypercharge sets the GCD to 1.5 and the engine cannot go lower than that (you can try it in Bozja, it's like a hard coded limit), the interesting thing to me would be that PLD could generate extra gauge off of an autoattack speed buff, as it's the only class that still gets gauge from it's autoattacks. Would getting Sheltron more often be cool? Who can say, I guess now it's got the regen attached it could be interesting to have more uptime on that

Imagine that. Job interactivity… supporting your team. The horror.

For real though this sounds like a cool way to help out tanks, even if it’s niche and DPS-negative. Maybe Ewer too if it worked with DRK, even though it only gives 1.3k MP total, could help them get Blackest Night faster in time for the next TB if things are going south. The more I imagine what AST could’ve been, the more anxious I get for 7.0. It’s really going to be a make-or-break moment for me and the game.

[MintnHoney]

Heat Blast has a GCD of 1.5 seconds. The lowest possible in the game.

The Dancer's Steps during Standard or Technical are all faster at a 1 second base GCD. So you're wrong: GCDs actually could, and do, go lower.

I have a hard time believing you're actually having fun right now as AST especially since you don't say it's your main in your profile.

My understanding of their post is that they're afraid of AST hurting their rotations on their DPS classes, and not that they main AST.

[ASkellington]

It would do literally nothing. Heat Blast has a GCD of 1.5 seconds. The lowest possible in the game. At least learn how things work before coming up with poor suggestions.

You can have your haste and other meme cards in a limited job version of AST or whatever. Go nuts there. In normal content though - get your grubby hands off my rotation. Your fun does not justify making my gameplay unfun.

The point of fun for ASTs with old cards was knowing which classes wanted which card. So XYZ class doesn't need/want it we give it to ABC is all. You can lose the attitude.

[Azuri]

The Dancer's Steps during Standard or Technical are all faster at a 1 second base GCD. So you're wrong: GCDs actually could, and do, go lower.

Steps are abilities in all but name. Square kludged together their reclassification as weaponskills solely because of RPR whining. But thye've never changed their basic function as abilities.

They are also not affected by any haste effects either.

[Azuri]

The point of fun for ASTs with old cards was knowing which classes wanted which card. So XYZ class doesn't need/want it we give it to ABC is all. You can lose the attitude.

Your average XIV player has mental capabilities of a freshly assembled chair. Knowing anything about what you are actually supposed to do is considered a pleasant bonus in this community.

[MintnHoney]

Steps are abilities in all but name

But are GCDs nonetheless.

[fulminating]

Eukrasia is 1s too.