Quote Originally Posted by Thunda_Cat_SMASH View Post
Not exactly. The reason why it was scorned is cause it had weak healing and worthless utility. This is no longer the case, with them having utility that outshines even the best utility any job in any role can offer. If people want that 10% dps buff, they WILL find a way to get them in the party, regardless of the concessions that must be made.

That is how overpowered Balance is.

And how exactly is it that a difficult to use character is worthless? That's such a backwards idea it just doesn't make sense. We aren't talking about joke characters here, unless they're lethal.
The caveat is that said utility (AoE Balance) isn't guaranteed by any stretch. Yes, you'll have stretches where you reliably get it, but you'll have just as many where you reliably DON'T.

AST had to be balanced around the idea that RNG can completely negate their utility. A better idea likely would've been for AST to be a support-oriented DPS, but it's here and it's a healer so they have to make due.