AST Sect Theory

[Apeiron]

I like the effort to make Noct work, but as SCH there is almost never a moment when I don't have a Galvanize effect from Adlo or Succor out unless I'm just not needing to heal. I don't need a backseat healer providing weaker barriers when they could be contributing the frequent regen effects that I can't provide.

Except now comes the argument that AST regen is too weak and they need to be buffed so they're comparable to the WHMs. Which then follows the argument of, no, just play WHM then.

Let's look at it like this. Mechanics pop up that you undoubtedly drop Succor for shields, and then moments later they go down and healing needs to be done. A Nocturnal AST should be assisting by using Helios. Now your party has just received 190pot + 190pot shield, and additional healing of 290pot + 5%. If for some reason your shields went down (I'm thinking something along the lines of stomps from Titan) and the AST went with AH, that's still a (140pot + 5%) and that again as a shield. Is it optimal? No. But it doesn't hurt anything either. You come in a moment later and give better shield if you want to.

AST should just be given the same potency as the other two healers, it's absolutely ridiculous that there are three healers and one of them has weaker heals than the other two, weaker CDs and utility for HEALERS (not support) and it's justified by their cards.

Putting double regens on people makes sense, but putting double shields on people that stack would be broken, especially with the new aoe healing capabilties SCH was given.

No, they shouldn't be given the same potency. It's not so ridiculous if the problem is with the players and their overall understanding of the job than it is with the job.

For example, running with your stacking regens example, it does make a lot of sense to stack regens. We do it as WHM, so why not AST Di + AST Di or AST Di + WHM? There's no real good reason for us not to stack regens. Heck, the only problem we really run into with stacking regen as WHM is overhealing, right? So then what's one way to ensure that doesn't happen, but still allow for regens to stack? What about a lower potency regen? One that's weaker but still effective? BAM. AST in Diurnal Sect.

Continuing with your example, but moving on to shields, stacking shields would indeed be pretty OP. I mean, that's why they nerfed WHM stoneskin, right? Stack 18% HP on top of all the other shields you get a pretty powerful stack going. So, like SCH, our shields don't stack with other shields other than Stoneskin. We can't have shields that are exactly like SCH, because then we might as well just be SCH. So the fix? More potent heals while in Nocturnal. We don't worry about shields unless something really bad happens (a la SCH goes down b/c stupidity or mechanic shenanigans). We're not equal to the SCH, but we can still hold our own for a bit until they're back on top, and help them via Synastry and Essential Dignity.