Things I'm starting to hate on AST

[VanEinstein]

This is the questions that most raid group has to answer:

1. Can we bring AST to replace our normal WHM + SCH? AST can replace WHM right? --- Uhm no, it heals worst than WHM, has worse MP recovery, slightly worse DPS, and will force the SCH to be able to DPS less....
2. Can we bring AST to replace our SCH? -- Uhm no, it cannot DPS better than SCH, the buffs are worse than what the fairy can do because it is random, it does not have MP recovery as good as SCH, and the shield are far worse than SCH....
3. Ok, can we bring AST to provide buffs as good as bard or machinist? --- Uhm HELL NO!, the job can't even heal proper compared to the other two jobs, let alone giving the party meaningful buffs. You want buffs, you bring Bard or Machinist.

All of this has been said before in a variety of posts that are far more detailed than anything we've said on these forums (though I've tried). Vlady just ignores facts to suit his version of reality in which Astrologian should receive no alterations because "it's fine". I was able to thoroughly point out that AST is not in fact competitive after he insisted it is. Somehow in his mind AST is an ideal choice to bring into progression from the get go, and that all the skill in the world makes it shoulder to shoulder with it's fellow healers.

Once more I'll point the way to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...ed_from_party/

It's simply a fact that WHM/SCH will outperform an AST/SCH or AST/WHM combination (assuming same-skill level players - the players themselves muddy the equation). I don't claim to know if perfect card RNG would result in a net gain above the presence of SCH dps in the WHM/SCH pairing, but RNG is unreliable, and a wise raid composition would rather take reliable and proven methods over a combination that only has a slim chance of netting them an equal benefit.