When is SCH’s turn?

[fulminating]

Regarding Energy Drain, I often read two things:

1. The choice of using AF for Healing or Damage makes the gameplay interesting, and offers a layer of optimization that gives Scholar a distinct identity amongst the healers.

2. Losing 300 potency a minute is such a minuscule difference that really, it doesn't matter.

So which one is it? If it's such a minimal difference and 300 potency is such an unimportant gain, surely it wouldn't matter wether we removed the skill at all, at least it terms of trading healing for damage.

I don't think it can't be both. If beating the enrage is dependent on your scholar casting another broil per minute, you should probably have some serious discussion with your dps players.

As aetherflow is at the heart of scholar's mp management it's pressed on cd, which would lead to overcapping without a dump. Sage has a similar issue in that addersgall abilities are tied to mp generation and therefore often pressed not for the healing, but the 7% mp recovery, which frankly just feels bad to me. I don't like the idea of removing any complexity from scholar's damage kit either, primarily because so much of it's already gone and a job themed around tactics really should be rewarding fight knowledge just from a thematic perspective if nothing else.

[GrimGale]

I don't think it can't be both. If beating the enrage is dependent on your scholar casting another broil per minute, you should probably have some serious discussion with your dps players.

As aetherflow is at the heart of scholar's mp management it's pressed on cd, which would lead to overcapping without a dump. Sage has a similar issue in that addersgall abilities are tied to mp generation and therefore often pressed not for the healing, but the 7% mp recovery, which frankly just feels bad to me. I don't like the idea of removing any complexity from scholar's damage kit either, primarily because so much of it's already gone and a job themed around tactics really should be rewarding fight knowledge just from a thematic perspective if nothing else.

I understand there is some grey- But my point still stands. Is it a significant enough potency gain to justify the jankyness or isn't it? You can't say its a meaningful choice if the value said choice brings is meaningless. Or outright detrimental to the kit itself, as we see with Dissipation, where its used as a DPS burst tool rather than a healing tool.