Astrologian Speculations! How will it fit in?

[Tint]

I think that this will be a HoT class. I personally would love to see a class that can switch between a DPS mode and a Healing mode, the DPS mode allows fluff hots per dmg output and the ability to debuff, while the healing classes will have casted HoTs.

Usually three healers are split between shielding, AoE, and HoTs with all having good capability to single target heal.

but the whm already has some nice HoTs AND aoe heal c.c,,

[Khalette]

but the whm already has some nice HoTs AND aoe heal c.c,,

I agree, but I'm talking about 2-3 HoTs instead of one. One that can be "released" and heal for full for emergency situations. A rolling, stacking HoT, and a casted single target light heal that adds a HoT. There's just room to wiggle, and you're right, WHM has amazing AoE's -- so if their one HoT spell doesn't step up as much as other healing spells, they'll take the AoE spot, while SCH will stick with shield stereotype, and AST becomes the HoT healer.

Just my thoughts, and I think it'll make a nice trilogy to an already great duo.

I also think there's a way to make the Esuna an interesting class type:
SCH - Removes all debuffs on one target 30 second cd
WHM - Removes one debuff from each person in party 1 min cd
AST - Removes a debuff every 5 seconds for 30 seconds, 1.5 min cd

[Jacost]

Considering the new lore about how Astros can alter fate, maybe they will give the party evasion buffs? It's hard to think of something else that mechanically reflects the idea of "this hit wasn't destined to kill you".

[KarstenS]

Considering the new lore about how Astros can alter fate, maybe they will give the party evasion buffs? It's hard to think of something else that mechanically reflects the idea of "this hit wasn't destined to kill you".

When I look how useless parry is in FCoB, that would be not a good idea.

[Seraphyel]

Considering the new lore about how Astros can alter fate, maybe they will give the party evasion buffs? It's hard to think of something else that mechanically reflects the idea of "this hit wasn't destined to kill you".

Shields would have been the best thing for Astros regarding that lore but Scholars have shields...

I don't know what other types of healing are there besides the usual ones like:

* HoT-Healer
* Shield-Healer
* AoE-Healer
* ST-Healer

Whitemage has AoE, ST and Hots, Scholar has Shields - not that much left for Astro right now.