RIP Astrologian

[Barimu]

Can't switch stances in battle. GG.

[Musashidon]

dear anyone who does any 24 man raids 10% damage taken will always be on the mt's :3 sincerely someone who just wants to watch the world burn.

[jomoru]

dear anyone who does any 24 man raids 10% damage taken will always be on the mt's :3 sincerely someone who just wants to watch the world burn.

Just put it on a Dragoon, no one will notice.

[Kukajoo]

hm its not as bad as you think
just pick the stance thats needed to fill whats missing
got a sch? pure healer stance
got a whm? barrier stance

[Yuri_Hyuga]

hm its not as bad as you think
just pick the stance thats needed to fill whats missing
got a sch? pure healer stance
got a whm? barrier stance

Less fun than dynamically altering battle posture.

Really bummed about this design-choice, honestly.

[Kukajoo]

Less fun than dynamically altering battle posture.

Really bummed about this design-choice, honestly.

honestly the fact astralogian can do both is already really strong borderline OP
i agree with squares decision to disallow stance change mid combat it feels like it would really balance it out.
and if they could switch stances mid combat could you imagine the pressure the party would place on them? expecting them to be some wonderful do all fix all?

[Yuri_Hyuga]

Honestly the fact astralogian can do both is already really strong borderline OP...

Nah, plenty of ways to balance & design for it.

[Cynfael]

could you imagine the pressure the party would place on them? expecting them to be some wonderful do all fix all?

How would this be a departure from healer status quo?

[Sylve]

How would this be a departure from healer status quo?

Because the AST would then be expected to provide both the large Heals (WHM mode) as well as the barriers (SCH mode).
At the same time.
All the time.

Having it without a restriction would mean the AST has to be balanced around its ability to provide both at once.
It would mean neither aspect of the AST would feel particularly powerful.

Amusingly, having the swap mechanic unusable in combat actually plays to the lore of the AST anyway, since the AST would simply read the future to determine which stance they need to be in for any given fight :P

I would not however, be against some form of really long cooldown that lets you switch modes in combat.

[Ashkendor]

i agree with squares decision to disallow stance change mid combat it feels like it would really balance it out.

Pretty much. It'd be overpowered if they could just switch on a whim unless the skills were watered down.

and if they could switch stances mid combat could you imagine the pressure the party would place on them? expecting them to be some wonderful do all fix all?

Isn't this pretty much what healer life is anyway? :3