Quote Originally Posted by KanameYuuki View Post
Only potency buffs as expected, I wish they would give up with the new card system, at the very least AST should be less miserable when healing, and Sleeve Draw won't feel clumsy anymore.
Unfortunately, we are likely going to be stuck with the current card system for a very, very long time. Reverting back to the old system wouldn't have happened this early into the expansion, and if I'm being honest, I don't expect such a change to occur in patch 5.1 either, if at all.

One thing to note about Shadowbringers is that SE has taken measures to reduce pre-pull setup. This is why Scholar can't use Aetherflow outside of combat and why Summoner rely on Energy Drain now. Though not a bad design philosophy, it conflicted with certain preexisting job mechanics. Astrologian was most affected by this. Royal Road, Spread, and the old Minor Arcana that could hold a card separate from Draw were all mechanics that could be setup before a fight starts. I'm almost surprised that we're still allowed to draw cards outside of combat. This may even explain why the cards themselves have been changed. Some groups may opt to wait until Balance is drawn before beginning a fight which could take time to fetch depending on luck. Now, it hardly matters what card you start with, aside from a preference for a melee or ranged card.

I certainly won't say that SE was in the right to make remove these elements from Astrologian, but I do think their desire to reduce pre-pull preparation was a big reason why Astrologian received such a drastic change to the card system. Reverting to the old system would mean going back on their objective for Shadowbringers. And SE can be stubborn, particularly when it comes to healers.

The least they could do is bring back unique effects for each card. That's priority number one in my book. It's something they might be able to manage before the release of the next expansion, I hope.