My suggest about AST for new ability

[DarkLink09]

I don't know whenever this idea is good or not but here's my idea about new ability for AST:


Royal Road II--- Instant.... 60s CD

Return the currently drawn arcanum back to your deck to enhance the active sect.

Diurnal Sect: increase 25% spell-based hp restoration and 2% attack speed.
Duration: 15s

Nocturnal Sect: increase 15% spell-based hp restoration and 6% attack speed.
Duration: 15s

[FoxyAreku]

The class is supposed to be about buffing others, not yourself. Sect enhancement is a neat idea though but I wouldn't like it to be implemented this way.

[Yhisa]

The class is supposed to be about buffing others, not yourself. Sect enhancement is a neat idea though but I wouldn't like it to be implemented this way.

Hmmm tbf at this stage what is an AST .... is it a WHM... is it a SCH..... is it an Enchantress...... currently it doesnt even have an identity just a mongrel lol

[Muahbec]

Hmmm tbf at this stage what is an AST .... is it a WHM... is it a SCH..... is it an Enchantress...... currently it doesnt even have an identity just a mongrel lol

Sadly, you are so right D:

[Vlady]

Hmmm tbf at this stage what is an AST .... is it a WHM... is it a SCH..... is it an Enchantress...... currently it doesnt even have an identity just a mongrel lol

We do have an identity. It is a buffing healer with access to partial abilities of both healers to feel in for one or the other. Our identity is not the issue it is the cooldowns that are only useful for rp effects.

[Muahbec]

We do have an identity. It is a buffing healer with access to partial abilities of both healers to feel in for one or the other. Our identity is not the issue it is the cooldowns that are only useful for rp effects.

Nope, AST does not have an identity, it is just a weaker copy of whm and sch, face it.
Thats not being unique, thats not what a dev team should do, thats lazy work.
AST is not as nearly as good as you keep implying.
And don't refer to the AST class as "we" because you are clearly NOT a part of the AST team, even if you love the job (which i highly doubt since it almost look like you want to destroy it and keep it weaker than the rest.) you must admit that what AST need is to be unique, and thats NOT what AST is atm.

[Velox]

Hmmm tbf at this stage what is an AST .... is it a WHM... is it a SCH..... is it an Enchantress...... currently it doesnt even have an identity just a mongrel lol

This is why we will never see RDM in this game. AST was SE's test of how the community will respond to hybrid jobs (okay at everything, masters at nothing). Obviously the mentality of "if it's not optimal it's worthless" is what FFXIV's community has decided to be the primary rule of their gameplay.

Not saying it's a bad thing, just the identity that the community has decided for itself. This will help SE design future jobs better since they now know they have to always steer towards specialized roles.