AST: Card rework alternative

[Pbuckley818]

Oh, I like this thread! Very constructive.

I like the idea of relegating the flat DPS buff to the big AoE buff triggered by the seals. That way Balance isn't removed for all the Balance fiends, and Astro doesn't get entirely lobotomized for the sake of streamlining. The issue is this leaves is with two cards without an effect. The Spire, and the Balance, some people have suggested things like Magic Defense and Direct Hit Rate that the later MIGHT be a good idea, but the former I disagree with. Bole already gives you a flat defensive buff against all damage, all Magic Defense would do is split that buff in two nerfing the bole, and making it and it's counterpart both far to situational. (Not to mention Magic Defense has been all but removed from the game, and for good reason).

Solar
Balance: +10% Direct hit Rate. (The Balance is all about imparting strength so this either had to be a damage buff or a healing received buff, but I made this decision for a reason I will state at the end.)
Bole: Reduces Damage Taken by 10%

Celestial
Spire: +10 to all Healing Potency on Target (The Spire is supposed to be a great Mechanical tower assailed by the god of destruction, it absorbs his lightning to fuel itself. Before this translated into TP over time, now to being better able to absorb "energy" via Healing.)
Spear: +10% Critical Hit Rate.

Lunar
Ewer: MP Refresh
Arrow: +10% Speed

This way every seal has one Support Buff, and One Indirect Damage Buff. If Damage buffs need to be entirely removed, I am not sure I could come up with enough different ideas, though I am sure someone could. Feel free to add onto or take apart this list of effects. Of course Minor Arcanum will have to be redone AGAIN, if we are going to push for these changes. As if we can always just swap these out for a damage what's the point. One Idea's is to make the Lord and the Lady do what they do right now (Though that might end in fishing for the lord), though I don't have any better ideas.