Have AST given up ?

[Hysterior]

I can't do as many DPS as AST, it's bit frustrating
It's a fun job though...

[Veve]

I can't do as many DPS as AST, it's bit frustrating
It's a fun job though...

This ^ 100%

AST is a great class and I like to hop on it from time to time, I just find it's lack of dps to be very off putting for me. I'm a SCH main so it feels unnatural to me not to be dpsing at times where there isn't a lot of healing going on.

[Khyan]

I can't do as many DPS as AST, it's bit frustrating
It's a fun job though...

If your dps is nice and you can buff people, it would be probably overpowered.

[Mclyde]

And the worst is that the pvp gear (ilvl100-110) they made for astro doesn't match the card holder. It goes through the texture. I really don't understand why they felt like they need to make that kind of annoying accessory. It could have just been on the wrist or even compltely inexistant.

[Gaston]

I main astro +1 here

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Well, the cardholder wouldn't be bad if it wasn't pure cosmetic. Would be cool if the cards orbiting the astral globe would fly out the sheath, orbit the weapon and glide back into the sheath as you put your astral globe away. Maybe in the future.

[Kabzy]

I actually am someone who gave up on AST. xD It all seemed very fun, and then I realised I love DPSing so I stuck to Scholar.

Also my healing partner is a WHM and I'm not a huge fan of Nocturnal Sect. Mitigation is not comparable to deployed Adlos. Card buffs are nice but I'd rather just DPS myself. ;D

[Fived]

I love playing the AST character, gave up my SCH for it, but I do still see quite a few AST around. It used to be that in 8 man content, there was a 50% chance the other healer was also an AST and you would have to do that "You going Di or Noc" dance at the beginning. Now it is like 20%. I think it is because even on AST, once loot and eso capped for week, I level my other classes... which I think most of the other AST are doing as well.

[Greven]

I tend to go AST in DR Trials and fullparty content with friends cause I prefer Nocturnal.

I use all 3 healers but I'm main DRK so I usually go tank for the gil bonus and faster queues.

ASTs feels like a minority for me too but not that much.

[Tyla_Esmeraude]

I'm still here! I main AST for Savage as well. Beat annoying Floor 3 (finally) like 2-3 weeks ago as AST. I FEEL SO PROUD. ASTs rejoice. Onto floor 4 as AST... Challenge Accepted.