Thread: 3.3~ Job Feedback & Future Changes

Originally Posted by Shurrikhan

I wonder what else they could have done though? Have Nocturnal Sect place a healing spell into the future, timing it to go off after a certain duration or when the target would otherwise die? Have Diurnal Sect place roll-over ramp-up heals, increasing their periodic tick strength and duration with successive casts? Get rid of Sects entirely and... ?

They shouldn't have even had Sects, IMO. That just screams laziness or inability to balance a new type of healer with the ones we currently have. I think the one unique ability AST has is Synastry...the ability for it to be a toggle that can be placed on a player of their choosing would have been a unique healing mechanic, I think (remove the healing + buff, obviously).

A channeling healer, or a true HoT-based healer would also have been options, I think.

EDIT: I don't want to derail this thread any further, as I'm aware that any major changes to AST gameplay at this point are just a pipe dream. This is why my original suggestions were more in the vein of card QoL buffs, as while I find AST healing to be pretty uninspired in terms of design, in execution it works reasonably well (dat Noct Sect, tho). Cards are the one unique aspect to AST gameplay, so overall I'd like to see more focus on them in the future.