Synastry is a bit op.

[Lacifarus]

The main problem I found that, regardless of LA, there are still MP issues because of enhanced benefic. While the instant cast is absolutely amazing, in the long run it creates mp issues that sometimes even speared LA wont be able to recover from.The longer the fight, the worse it is for astro.The aoe is significantly weaker, while the faster stronger direct heals make up for it, it just isn't practical. Astro is definitely a clutch healer and number one in regards to that. Someone stated in another thread a while back, "The ultimate wingman", and I have to agree.

I absolutely love the curve of astro and I am definitely going to switch back to it once they change it up a bit.

[Krixus]

The aoe is significantly weaker, while the faster stronger direct heals make up for it, it just isn't practical.

Medica - 300
Helios - 290

Medica II - 200 Initial, 50 HoT for 30 seconds
Aspected Helios - 140 Initial, 50 HoT for 30 seconds

And astro casts faster with the +5% cast time. Are we playing the same game? Astro's aoe is riding whm's ass, with the only drawback being the -5 less yalms on range, but I've already learned the range well and rarely miss people with it.

[MidnightTundra]

Medica - 300
Helios - 290

Medica II - 200 Initial, 50 HoT for 30 seconds
Aspected Helios - 140 Initial, 50 HoT for 30 seconds

And astro casts faster with the +5% cast time. Are we playing the same game? Astro's aoe is riding whm's ass.. .

You conveniently left out Divine Seal, Asylum (oGCD regen field. The one you can place and still cast spells with) and Assize oGCD 300 potency AoE cure (doubles as a 10% MaxMP restoration tool).

That's great that you're having success with the class and I feel that the issue in these forums is that some people want the class to be WHM with cards. The problem here is it that its card effects are too impotent, the mana sustain is god awful and it has two curing cooldowns (I'm fine with this weakness) and both are based on single targets.

I love the hell out of this class too but you can't deny that it's a tad bit weak in the healing, buffing, mana sustain and DPS department.

[VanishingPuppet]

And astro casts faster with the +5% cast time. *blah* with the only drawback being the -5 less yalms on range, but I've already learned the range well and rarely miss people with it.

Not to revive a graveyard post, but you aren't even counting Asylum or Cure III. Also you may know the range, but the extra 5 yalms on each side of the heal is massive for savage A1 where the oppressors are so far apart and DPS are running around doing mechanics. I run a noct sect Astro since I have a Whm in my static so my Helios is actually stronger yes, but Whm just does so much more with a Divine Seal-Medica II that I am often acting as triage until they can get the party up or healing the tanks while they focus party. The +5% cast time translates to about a .1 second difference by the way, while leaving the recast timer the same, which is negligible since if you actually have to AoE spam you should pop lightspeed first. Just my two cents to this whole mess.