Possible AST nerf

[Naunet]

I would give up my left buttocks for Prayer of Mending. Actually, give me WotLK era disc Priest, and I'd probably give up playing BLM this instant.

Oh man, I miss Wrath disc so much. xD (Though I loved Cata and early MoP disc too.)

But yeah, when I said that, I was thinking something akin to PoM or even Chain Heal. A ripple effect could also be neat, where you place a star on someone and it expires/you detonate it, it also bounces to other players nearby.

My most fervent wish is for a remake of this job already come 5.0. The card system sans the OP-ness of Balance is a great system with decent versatility, decision-making, and flow, and I'd prefer not to have that gutted in any way. Just let it contribute to healing in a different way and then players can make the choice about whether AST's heals fit in with their comp enough to make it worth the card buffs, or if WHM and SCH healing work better with the encounter or group design.

I agree! It needs to be distinguished COMPLETELY from WHM and SCH, not just "a little of one, some of the other".