Please let Astrologians Pick the First Cards outside combat within Raiding Instances

[JunseiKei]

Getting better =/= asking for something to faster clear times for a leaderboard.

If you're going to go with that straw-man fallacy, it would be better to ask for something to encourage people to get better as a whole, not to reward the very few that are the top of the top. Still, it's asking for a removal of RNG under certain circumstances.

[l1nk]

Do you realize it will NOT make faster clear times for a leaderboard as we already wait for that balance? It will only make ppl speedkilling not waste 20 minutes between each pull. SE might or might not include that QoL change later but your understanding is plain wrong.

[JunseiKei]

Very few people realize you can keep certain buffs queuing into dungeons. Cards pre-drawn (NOT the same as held- AKA Spread) and keeping abandon stacks are some among these things. Some groups even stack double AST and certain scholars knowing you can keep a fairy out with dissipation running.

There are abuse-able things as is. This really doesn't need to be added to the list.

[Jkap_Goat]

As an AST, I would rather then fix our other healer, WHM than to waste time and resources for this unnecessary mechanic, AST is fine where it's at

[MrTeixo]

I might not necessarily agree with the mechanics that op was suggesting, I do however, agree with the notion that op's getting at. Since we're living in a world where time is the most important thing, and I don't see why we can't have something along the line to what op and others had suggested as a way to optimise the usage of time? I personally don't see any reason what's not to like for such luxury, and I'm sure those of you who main WHM or PLD have already tasted it (benediction & hallowed ground). So why not reduce some abilities cool down when out of combat, because really those endless 30's per draw for that fishy balance (nevermind double balances) is killing raid's time within those repetitive multiple runs situations and I personally feel guilty for something such of this that not within my control. And I do believe those good 15mins could have spent on experimenting, improving more with the said fight, or even better, giving me an extra smoke break.

[Xerek]

Redraw was changed in 3.4 to be the same recast as Draw, meaning every Draw can be Redrawn. I mained AST, and even I have to say I wouldn't want this suggestion. I hate trying to fish for Balance, and I swear the !@#$% Spear comes up far more then it, but...that's part of the RNG that balances the class. I remember way back, when we couldn't queue anything up ahead of time. Now, even if we have to wait, so long as it doesn't sync, we can at least go in all guns blazing with a spread Balance at the ready.

[FeliAiko]

Such a change, while convenient, would only further reinforce the one note 'Balance or Nothing' meta that's AST nowadays, which is what the Job needs to get away from IMO.

[MrTeixo]

Such a change, while convenient, would only further reinforce the one note 'Balance or Nothing' meta that's AST nowadays, which is what the Job needs to get away from IMO.

I'm highly aware of the brokeness of balance and believed that balance should be nerf and other cards need a general overhaul for their usefulness. But I don't see how it got to do with reinforcing the 'Balance or Nothing' meta as much as before the 3.4 buffs, other than maybe encouraging efficiency between pulls. Since It's a straight dps gain which compares to other five cards it's the most beneficial, less situational, and lesser complexity in usage. Why wouldn't you want to have it up every time? That is to say, the mentality has always been there, but it's only so apparent because of the needless buff. For that matter, the suggested change will not truly amplify such mentality, I'm sure that it wouldnt stop some to use a godly spear.