SE made this game AST only, why?

[Rita1989]

Could this have something to do with the fact that Healer Dps now scales of Mind, ultimatively meaning that a Sch would have nearly the same dmg output as a Smn, despite beeing healer class?

I dont know, but adding in the removal of Attributes... this looks to me like they had to somehow balance the potential damage a Sch can do when comparing him to the Smn.

No you would use cleric stance which swapped mind with INT and got a 10% bonus damage

[Rasylia]

No you would use cleric stance which swapped mind with INT and got a 10% bonus damage

But cleric is now lost, no?
Which means, that the Sch would have Good Heals and the same Dps as a Smn, simply because his Mind is now equal to the Smn's Int... or am i forgetting something?

Edit: "lost" in terms of "not longer needed for putting out damage"

You can now Heal and Dps at the same time on a scholar. If his damages scales with his Mind, just like his heals, he would ultimatively be as good as a Summoner - just with a healing pet.