The rationale behind nerfing WHM and SCH?

[Gemina]

The problem lies with WHM mostly. The fact that all they have is heals means that every healer ever will be "WHM plus more."

Actually no, the problem is AST who can now do everything the other two healers can do, but better. Their utility should balance weaker shields, heals, and DPS capability. They SHOULD NOT have all this utility, AND stronger shields, AND stronger heals. They are not getting any closer to balance continuing to buff AST, in fact they are drifting further and further away from it. The other thing drifting away is the hope for another healer like Dancer, which so many players want.

I am also with the others that WHM didn't really get nerfed. They lost skills to the role system, but they are still available. Losing stoneskin is worse on paper than actuality, so their one true nerf was losing Divine Seal, which I would have excluded as well if not for the 10% reduction. The lily and confession stack mechanics don't do anything to hurt WHM, so the job plays essentially the same with heavy AoE heals and damage. The problem most have with WHM is that they didn't get anything.

[MomomiMomi]

SCH needed a nerf. I'm not sure if they went a little too far, but it wasn't unreasonable to nerf them.

WHM didn't really get nerfed, but if they were trying to make it the "pure healer" they were way off the mark. That's also a terrible design for a healer.

I'm not sure what they're thinking with AST though. I'm sure it's going to get some adjustments to it, but I don't know what they could do.

[Risvertasashi]

WHM didn't really get nerfed,

Divine Seal was flat out and pretty heavily nerfed.

Less directly but still... WHM also lost the most with the new cross role system.

[Lambdafish]

SCH needed a nerf. I'm not sure if they went a little too far, but it wasn't unreasonable to nerf them.

If anything, AST needed the nerf. Instead, it got buffed.

[Elfidan]

My friend quit today after looking at his whm... pretty grim changes to be sure.