AST issues and Healer role

[Fortune_Cookie]

In what realm is the ability to undo whatever's inconvenient to you not a buff? Now, you do realize the playerbase has quite a bit of sway when it comes to how Jobs are changed, right? Asts have been screaming for changes in the most surreal areas, like this post for example, and the developers go along with it, and then we see a sharp decline in healer variety. Because this one thing is inconvenient to you, you need to go out and make a forum post and hunt for people that are on your side because you need the validation.

You're conflating 2 things: balance and gameplay. If AST is too strong then its output needs to be reduced. That can be done independently from addressing a mechanical issue that makes the class less fluid, engaging or just fun to play.

I realise that rendering the RR system more cumbersome is a way of reducing AST's output, but it's the worst way to go about it. Having lots of tools to tilt the luck of the draw in her favour fits the AST fantasy and makes for engaging gameplay. You feel empowered by having different ways to react to a given draw and removing the current RR buff was a part of that. If AST's card buffs are too strong (*cough* balance) then limit their quantitative impact - don't just make the whole system less fun by removing an element of player agency.

And calling the OP's feedback surreal is just hyperbole.