Astro underwhelming in endgame?

[AsuraFreya]

When i started savage I started as an astro. I found myself struggling to solo heal. How are other astros doing in savage progression? PS: I cleared A1S as a whm and am on A2s now and had no problem solo healing. Hell, I may even need to work on my skills as an astro maybe its not the class maybe it's me xD But it feels underwhelming. The shields/regens are less potent. they dont have very good aoe heals. The mp management is kinda meh. Their dps is meh. What are your thoughts on astros in savage? How are the fellow astros doing in savage? Should i give astro another shot now that im more savage experienced?

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

What's stopping you from trying and exploring the job for savage?

I could give you a 10.000 word essay on how I am clearing all savage floors as astrologian in the main healer seat, but that wouldn't answer your question in general as it is already known that all floors are being cleared by astrologian or even solo healed by astrologian

[AsuraFreya]

I tried when i first entered i found it slightly difficult to handle the solo healing but that may have also been due to the fact i was new i found handling the aoe burst harder. So you've cleared A4s as a main heals with a scholar then? They deff have the potential but as a new healer in savage i simply found it more difficult and was curious how other astros are doing in progression. I by no means meant to make you feel i was downing your class

[AsuraFreya]

I might give it a shot again later then. Just wish their aoe heals were better Was just curious how others think astros are doing in end game. Diurnal sect is nice nocturnal stance im still not a fan of but my co healers a sch so doesn't matter. I may just need to improve on the class because it requires more skill than whm.

[Ghishlain]

Are there specific parts of the fight / examples you are having trouble with? We can probably help out better if we had more specific details. A1S is more or less tailored to AST thanks to Synastry. Just remember that while the Diurnal AST kit is similar to WHM, there are enough subtle differences in style that you can't just carbon copy the WHM playstyle to it.

[AsuraFreya]

Yeah i do know that synastry is absolutely amazing for double preys because you can top your tank off while hes getting cleaved while also healing your prey thus making that part of the fight pretty laughable as an astro. The gun repod was a pain just due to the fact the only aoe healing astros have is aspected helios and helios. Lightspeed is also pretty good for mp management + when needing to top people off with the backfire of lowered dps.

[FeliAiko]

Underwhelming no (Nocturnal Sect aside, that is), but compared to the other healers it does require more work and a more intimate knowledge of the encounter from players. Their base heals cost less MP yet match the same potency as the other healers, A. Helios is weaker but also costs less MP, and their Regen despite costing more MP provides an upfront heal in addition to a HoT. Plus unlike both healers they can extend their HoT durations with CO. So it's not a matter of it being underwhelming, but that the Job has to be approached slightly differently.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

I might give it a shot again later then. Just wish their aoe heals were better

Well, pure potency there's not a lot of difference. The main thing would be 5y less potency on medica II, but you can just snipe stragglers/who did not get healed due to range with Aspected Benefic.

[Vlady]

The being able to gear all 3 healers in one basic go might be one of the up and rising problems with people not getting use to the strength of the astrologian. Just healing as another job and having a fully geared out white mage then swap to another job and not having to invest the same time to gear up that job I find is a flaw in the design of the game. White mage is inherently easier because it is more straight forward and traditional then the astrologian and scholar which are not harder in specific just a bit more studying and learning to get it down over the straight forward approach of the white mage.

[Amaret]

Well, pure potency there's not a lot of difference. The main thing would be 5y less potency on medica II, but you can just snipe stragglers/who did not get healed due to range with Aspected Benefic.

Cure III is totally missing :/