I've seen a lot of threads about Ast and while some people are bashing them others say they are fine. I guess it's for SE to decide if it's just whining and some people need to learn the class or if the complaints are justified. When I queue for a dungeon I always hope that the healer is either a whm or a sch not because I think it will be a wipe with an Ast but because with the other 2 healers I know the run will be smoother. I'm only talking about 5 man content right now but in fractul on the first boss and on the last I always seemed on the point of death when an Ast was healing. This isn't really evidence since it's all based on my personal experience but I all get that dreaded feeling when I see those 2 cards. To be fair I get the same when I see 2 mchas dps or a brd and a mch, it's that oh god this is going to suck feeling.

I just don't think the buffs they provide make up for the lack of healing,