RIP WHM

[Kabzy]

RIP WHM because of buffs to a Sect designed to encourage WHM-AST pairings instead of XXX-SCH ones?

Makes sense.

Diurnal is currently competitive with WHM, and it's also being buffed significantly via cards / CO. As there are already a lot of d.ASTs out there, this gives them even more of an edge over WHM. So while it's not quite RIP, I can see some cause for concern.

[Rawrz]

Diurnal is currently competitive with WHM, and it's also being buffed significantly via cards / CO. As there are already a lot of d.ASTs out there, this gives them even more of an edge over WHM. So while it's not quite RIP, I can see some cause for concern.

Exactly. Pre-3.4, as of now I feel AST and WHM shared a balance. The buffs to Nocturnal were a bit much with the cards. The shielding I understand because you're making up for the lack of a fairy, raw Ben II makes up for the other half. I say making up because everyone and their mother compares to SCH as off heal/shield slot. The duration of Celestial Opposition and Crit proc on Ben II were great, even though I feel that ben II crit should have been a nocturnal effect only. Nocturnal should have changed Celestial Opposition and Time Dilation to better enhance shields, instead of leaving their synergy with Luminious/Cards alone.

Instead, the same qualities that are helping to "balance" SCH and Noct AST are there to "balance" WHM and Diurnal AST. Since they were close before, it stands to reason that the distance closer AST gets to SCH, from changes that affect both stances, the farther away from WHM, AST will become.

Why take WHM -xxx, when you can take the "perfect" off healing SCH and the super buffing AST, who main heals just dandy.


^ Thats the concern I see.