Thread: 3.3 Patch Notes(Pre)

Originally Posted by Llynd

Well actually, having a job which have for concept to copy both whm and sch skills sucks. They will hardly manage to balance it without Killing the two other's gameplay. Personally, i dont want to see the ast with the same dps/shield potency as the sch has. This would give no point in playin it anymore. Instead, they better give a unique gameplay to the Ast( next to the cards)

except Sch would still have two advantages over Ast even if their shields were the same, Sch has much better mp restoration, and fairy utility is really hard to overcome.

Originally Posted by Gralna

except Sch would still have two advantages over Ast even if their shields were the same, Sch has much better mp restoration, and fairy utility is really hard to overcome.

Except AST already has two advantages, raid wide DPS increase at no or lesser MP cost (if they dps as well as cards) and a choice between a full heal and a shield at less MP cost with no cool downs needed. I think, with the way off healers interact sch and ast shielding are about the same, with ast having better sustained AoE healing (although not much needs more than succor, et succor, succor, indom) but obviously scholar destroys ast while healing in cleric stance.

I think we should start seeing Acc focused WHM, who become the off heals in an ast whm comp or more frequently baton passing the cleric stance role.

Originally Posted by RLofOBFL

Plus SCH has an instant Aoe heal. People always take SCH for granted...

So does Astrologian if you use Lightspeed.

Originally Posted by SpiritMuse

Well, if you count all of the tomestones and not just the lore, it is an increase because esoterics are increased to 100 for all of these and to 150 for ARF.

Except... no one really cares about Esoterics anymore.

Originally Posted by Lemuria

Except... no one really cares about Esoterics anymore.

Mhm...now that would depend on whether they help with the relic or not, wouldn't you say?

Originally Posted by RLofOBFL

It sounds nice but it adds to the MP issue(mostly in Noct), helios is very pricey 1060 mp & it takes two casts to outdo Intom. which has no cost & is on a much shorter CD than Lightspeed.

forgetting that lightspeed lowers mp cost?

Originally Posted by Mimilu

Doesn't Lightspeed reduces MP cost by 25%?

HOWEVER, to go with RLofOBFL's argument, Lightspeed doesn't remove recast time. You'll still have to wait 2.5 seconds after using Helios to use any other healing spell, versus a WHM using Assize or SCH using Indomitability.

It removes cast time for most spells besides Ascend, yes. I believe you're referring to the Global Cooldown.