Quote Originally Posted by Seraphor View Post
I've just done the math...
You've both ignored it.

You have to factor in the RNG when talking these potencies.
A 36% chance at 10% over 30s, isn't necessarily better than a 100% chance at 6% over 15s.
Factoring in that at least 50% of your cards will be Minor Arcana'd to 8%, that's not a nerf.


"You’ve also lost the satisfactory element of applying the cards."

Subjective, and I too felt like this when I started playing AST at level 70. But having played it through 5 levels, and several dungeons now, that feeling has dissipated.
Except you're only accounting for Balance in that percentage. You cannot simply ignore them because Balance happens to be better. They all provide far higher damage contributions than the card currents. Additionally, it's you who ignored the fact AoE Balance gave substantially more rDPS than new crappy single target Balance. A 1/3 chance to provide 4,800 rDPS (it would be higher since I didn't factor in tanks or healers) is much better than 100% at 780. It would take current AST roughly seven cards to make up for what old Balance provided as an AoE. And this is only accounting for the DPS still.