Quote Originally Posted by Aldebaran92 View Post
To bring back the positive things about Astrologian, I for one absolutely love Essential Dignity, especially when it crits for 10k on targets with low HP. Oh, the satisfaction. Also, the visuals for all attacks are amazing.

I also love disproving people in extreme roulette who seem to prepare themselves for countless wipes when they see that I am an Astrologian. For example, I once met a Warrior in Neverreap who tried to force me to go Nocturnal, claiming that 5% more potency and shields would be necessary, since Warriors take more damage than Paladins. I firmly stated that Diurnal's regen potency is far greater in the long run and that I would not change, he went lol and proceeded with his speed-run. I healed, buffed and DPSed and no-one ever came close to dying. By the end of it, he admitted that it was one of the smoothest runs he'd ever had with an Astrologian. Not that I needed to hear that, but it was still nice.
As ready as I am to point out the areas where AST needs work, I also say it's completely out of line for another player to make that kind of assumption simply because you are playing AST. That's just as bad as these people who claim AST is mechanically powerful and needs no tweaks at all.

It's not like AST can't do the job in skilled hands; the complaints are because the other healers have more advantages, not because AST = wipe. Good for you for demonstrating what a decent player can accomplish.