Astrologian Speculations! How will it fit in?

[VanilleFang]

Right now WHM and SCH are so balanced, and compliment each other so well, that I find it hard to imagine how they are going to add in a new healer and still keep it so well balanced. Right now you want (in end game content), ideally, one WHM and one SCH in your party. How would Astrologian (AST?) be able to be seen as an equal contender for one of those spots?

Also what kind of healer would it be? Would it be a healer that has access to more buffs but less DPS? Would it have spells that would buff an ally, and then would cause them to heal upon taking damage?

There are so many questions and we know so little that it is very hard to speculate, but that doesn't stop people from doing just that! So what are your thoughts on AST (that's the abbreviation I'm using), and how do you think it will fit into the already quite balanced healer dynamic?

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