Concerning the PIE buff on SCH/AST, please do not remove it.

[Morningstar1337]

Why are you relying on a AST/SCH to give you Piety when you can meld it yourself? Let alone the fact that you virtually have an infinite MP pool.

While I agree with the melding, I must point out there there are higher priorities for that (In fact, I would be surprised if anyone but a Tank melded cyan materia to anything)

With that said, That "infinite" MP pool has a cap an no amount of Umbral ice will get past that, this means that BLM has a limit to Fire IV chains (5-6 is needed for the opener, and you need either that very buff or the body of a popoto with no pupils [Like me :P] to even reach 6). Additionally the extra PIE would help ensure the MP pool is fille faster by giving you enough MP for a Blizzard III cast, instead of using Transpose an waiting for 9 seconds to get it back

the short version is that losing the PIE buff would mean a potential DPS loss. Of course the buff is so minor that the effect of replacing a Savage Aim with a Piety might not be that noticeable.

Now the question is, why don't they just code it so that SCH+AST gives MIN an WHM+AST gives PIE (INB4 PS3 Limitations)