Current thoughts on SCH vs AST (Fun casual)

[Reilyn]

SCH
Currently enjoying it a lot. Haven't seen any new healing spells yet by 56 (haven't done the job quest yet). It's feeling a bit under-powered to where I was as an AST at this point of the game, actually. Can't tell if it's because I've been splitting my attributes between SCH and SUM. It isn't gear, as I saved it all from when I was leveling my AST up.

I like SCH for the proactiveness and being on top of incoming dmg. I usually find it better to have the fairy on obey, otherwise she just burns all her abilities whenever. "Wow, I could really have used whispering dawn right now... too bad she popped it during that single target pull where no one took damage."

The challenge this class brings is being aware of your aether stacks and not burning them out too fast.

SCH gains emergency tactics to turn a succor into medica with a 30 second CD, and indomitability; an OGCD 400 potency AOE heal with a 30 second CD

SCH actually feels very much OP in all 4 man content from lvl30 onward because of how little they need to heal, how little they actually have to cast when they do (especially when they get lustrate), and their constant efficient AOE damage from bane + blizzard 2, which they can get away with very often thanks to the aforementioned two points, and never have to worry about MP when AOEing. Playing AST after SCH is a comparatively painful/dull experience; AST tools for actual healing still amounts to "WHM with less toys"

[Gameplayzero]

just go astro like everyone else I know haha. Start with scholar. Easy stuff.