Quote Originally Posted by Mootowncow View Post
Overall, SE needs to make huge changes to AST, there's no simple fix. The healing is far behind that of other classes, the MP management is sub par, and the utility of the cards comes nowhere close to making up for the accommodations we have to make for running an AST in the first place. Sure, you absolutely can clear this content with AST with enough refinements and extra gear but it's 100% not worth it with how the class is right now.
Exactly this.

It's a shame that we no longer have cross class healer gear at the high end because it would have been nice to test AST and SCH side by side as we progressed. As it stands, I'm definitely not picking up AST gear when I need to choose between it and SCH.