They should just delete AST

[ReiMakoto]

Oh of course, I'm not saying it was the norm by any means, but it was an example.
An example that won't happen with the current card system because there are no 'wrong' choices you can make.

Being able to make "wrong" decisions is fun

[Seraphor]

Being able to make "wrong" decisions is fun

You can still give a Spear to a Bard if you like, you're just not penalised too bad for doing so.

[ReiMakoto]

You can still give a Spear to a Bard if you like, you're just not penalised too bad for doing so.

You misunderstand me. Having a system where there are many outcomes and you have to pick the "right" one is fun. If you put spear on bard in the new system you know youre doing something wrong, its objectively, whereas if you used a bole on a tank in the old system, or a ewer on yourself, its not objectively wrong, its still providing benefit, its just not optimal, having room to make these inoptimal "mistakes" is fun, because you feel better for making the right decision

[Brarry]

Both parties are not playing AST either way. Casuals are not and elitists are not. When they catered to the louder minority they lost the majority

[KanameYuuki]

Man, all I really hope for these "fIsHeD FoR BaLaNcE" squad is that they never get their favorite class / job changed beyond recognition, this seal system and balance dispenser may as well have been the 4th healer, whether "WaSnT OpTiMaL / YoU WeReNt pLaYiNg iT RiGhT" is what we enjoyed playing for 4 years, and even if this was inevitable the very least SE could have done is to let us know.

All these raiders talking like if old AST was problematic and pretty much unplayable, yet they all brought one to their parties and cleared content perfectly fine.

Buff management from TD and CO gone too.

I mean, the changes have worked so great you can see everyone bringing an AST to normal content and savage, take all these deeps, right?... right?




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqMZ_s7Y6k

[Brarry]

As per the recent live letter. The devs view the current ast (and other healers) as finished classes no changes will be made. Be happy with this healer expansion where they deleted the flavor, uniqueness, and fun of each healer class cause no changes are needed.