AST: Tips & Tricks!

[Excalipoor]

I know most ASTs tend to use Noc for shields, but I get more help from regens than I do shields.

I find it keeps my party alive longer than a shield in the long game.

Its decent on bursts I feel---enough that I feel comfortable. I match bursts with having quick reflexes and well placed timing of Light Speed.

Shields feel more like what noobie ASTs might use til they get reaction speed up high.

[Renault]

Ahh Ren! I loved your post about feast feedback! Thanks if you stream I'd love to watch you play sometime! Anyway's I have been LoS them as much as possible too.

Thanks! I stream sometimes, though my computer has trouble handling it so it is very rarely: www.twitch.tv/Stefan_Delumiere

I know most ASTs tend to use Noc for shields, but I get more help from regens than I do shields.

I find it keeps my party alive longer than a shield in the long game.

Its decent on bursts I feel---enough that I feel comfortable. I match bursts with having quick reflexes and well placed timing of Light Speed.

Shields feel more like what noobie ASTs might use til they get reaction speed up high.

The Regens provide more TOTAL healing, but I feel the shields provide more effective healing in most cases. Also, due to the spammable nature of AB, the regen effect from diurnal is pretty much useless if your healing target is being focused, as you continue refreshing it. This creates a playstyle where it is more beneficial to throw up double regens and spam Benefic 2, but at that point you're just playing a worse version of WHM. Noct also enhances your healing potency, making your heals bigger. The spell speed benefit of Diurnal is not that great IMO as the greatest strength of AST is it's ability to instantly cast those AB's.

[zuzu-bq]

Cool tips overall! I'd like to add some:

Don't kite too hard or you'll make your ranged useless. Is is for everyone actually, but i've seen healers specially ASTs with some higher tendency of kiting too much. There is a limit on how much you can do efficiently.
Use your pvp skills, synastry is great to heal multiple targets specially when you're being attacked. Disable is great! And more importantly: Don't spam only aspected benefic.

Please.