AST Sect Theory

[Ninimo_Babamo]

At this point, you're only reading what you want to read. How's this. Once you get your AST to 60, get it a bit geared, and get into Alexander, try using your shields over a more powerful shield from a SCH. See how incredibly pissed off they get. HoTs with HoTs, great. Shields with shields, terrible. Can this threat just die already?

[Richiealvian]

At this point, you're only reading what you want to read. How's this. Once you get your AST to 60, get it a bit geared, and get into Alexander, try using your shields over a more powerful shield from a SCH. See how incredibly pissed off they get. HoTs with HoTs, great. Shields with shields, terrible. Can this threat just die already?

IMO you're not supposed to be "actively" shielding like SCHs. During Noct, what you make up for your SCH partner is that massive Benefic II. Yes, it's stronger than a cure II and it's something a scholar can appreciate. The noct shield is for stuff like OH SHIT I FORGOT from my personal experience.

[Apeiron]

At this point, you're only reading what you want to read. How's this. Once you get your AST to 60, get it a bit geared, and get into Alexander, try using your shields over a more powerful shield from a SCH. See how incredibly pissed off they get. HoTs with HoTs, great. Shields with shields, terrible. Can this threat just die already?

IMO you're not supposed to be "actively" shielding like SCHs. During Noct, what you make up for your SCH partner is that massive Benefic II. Yes, it's stronger than a cure II and it's something a scholar can appreciate. The noct shield is for stuff like OH SHIT I FORGOT from my personal experience.

This, mainly.

Over the course of the last 6-7 pages, I have not once specified that the Noctast should be shielding over the SCH. In point of fact, I encouraged Noctast to let the SCH take care of shielding. The only times where an AST would have to provide shields would be in a very select environment where a party member is outside the SCH range, and the SCH has already moved on to helping keep tanks up.

In the event that an AST does overwrite a SCH shield by accident, there's no reason to be angry with the AST. Their shield may not be the best, but it's still something. It's not as if the shield was removed all together.