So with all the WHM hate ( which I agree with it) we are overshadowing the SCH huge DPS nerf.
Lets see what we lost:
Miasma2, Bio1 and aero
What we have nerfed:
Shadow Flare now cant be up 100% of time
We cant weave 3 energy drains now due the lack of instant gcds, so we have to clip a lot our gcd.
Bane now is almost crap. 20% less dmg to each additional target + the fact that we have 1 less dot to spread with it.
No longer 10% more dmg with Cleric Stance full time
10% Mp recovery from aetherflow only.
So we have 2 facts that are concerning to me as a SCH main:
1: DPS have direct-hit, Tanks have tenacity and we have piety..
It seems to me, that YoshiP wants the healers dps to become less and less impactful and the DPS gap is increasing.
2: SCH on AOE
Can you imagine using 2 dots, shadow flare, bane and nothing else to do but spam broil2 over and over in a dungeon?
I'm not even counting the fact that our Shields pale to AST Noct. Our Aoe heals pale to both and even our fairy got 50 potency nerf on her embrace. What do have as our identity? being able to dps andd heal efficiently.
Do we?
Lets see the numbers (potency/min or 24 GCDs).
WHM:
aero3 x 2,5 -> 2,5 * 370 = 925
Assize x 1 = 300
StoneIV x 21,5 = 5590
WHM total => 5590 + 925 + 300 = 6815
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SCH: 24 GCDs
Bio2 x 2 -> 350 * 2 = 700
Miasma x 2,5 -> 300 * 2,5 = 750
Energy Drain x 3 -> 150 * 3 = 450
1 x Shadow flare = 250
Broil2 x 19,5 -> 230 * 19,5 = 4485
SCH total => 6635
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AST 24 GCDS
Combust2 x 2 -> 450 * 2 = 900
Lord x1 = 300
Malefic3 x 22 -> 22 * 210 = 4620
Earthly Star x1 -> 200
Total: 6020
So, our dps is worse than WHM ( this was also true for HW) but WHMs were capped by their mana, making SCH the sustained DPS King. With the new WHM mana skill and mana regen over all, this problem is over. With the WHM being backlashed by the community, its huge the probability of WHM getting a buff. While the AST is cemented in the healing meta we lost our identity. (nerfed) Embrace yourselves fellow SCHs