Quote Originally Posted by Hatstand View Post
Just healing has never been the identity of SCHs in this game. Imagine having sunk hundreds of hours into something you love doing to get to level cap, gear up, etc., and then having that transformed into something you have no interest in playing, forcing you to start from scratch. I’m sure SE did a great job with most of this expansion. I’ve heard great things about the story, and I can’t wait to play it. But as a player who hasn’t reached those quests yet, it feels like I just paid $60 (+ decent monthly sub) for a downgrade.

And AST... AST is worse.

I don’t think this whole expansion is a wash by any means, but I completely understand why the OP is so upset.
"I haven't played Shadowbringers yet, but I can totally agree that it causes the game to lose it's identity"

Maybe try the job first before being so doom and gloom. I'm enjoying SCH at 80 and know several others who feel the same.