Quote Originally Posted by Naryoril View Post
I'm having quite a discussion with a friend about this. He mains Scholar, while i currently main White Mage. I agree with Tranquil and think all it does is to add an extra off global cooldown if you use lustrate while DPSing. And you can only use lustrate up to 3 times a minute anyway. There is the additional problem with being locked in cleric stance, but if that is a problem you probably shouldn't use cleric stance anyway. He on the other hand says that this is a huge hit to a scholars DPS and says that my argument is purely theoretical, but he doesn't say where he really sees the problem.

I'd like to hear more opinions on this topic.
This technically has no effect on SCH DPS. It affects how a SCH may play while DPSing and more of a style change than an actual DPS nerf. It means SCHs will need to be more tactical about their stance dancing (they should be already) and not "HURR DURR CLERIC STANCE ALL DAY BECAUSE I HAVE 3xLUSTRATE!!!".

For a WHM main, this is nothing new, but for a SCH main it might be a culture shock of sorts. While I can see this being a minor hit to a SCHs DPS due to less up time on Cleric's Stance, saying this will be a "huge hit" to SCH DPS feels like completely hyperbole to me.