They should just delete AST

[Israphel84]

OMG tell me more!!! What are their complaints??? D:

[finnegandadaeon]

Yes, because only who can play AST at savage level and squeeze every bit of efficience from the job, has the right to talk about the job, has the right to tell SE how the job must be made.

Cannot believe those filthy casuals even dare to tell how they feel the job. Unbelievable.

Long are gone the days everyone lamenting the AST was a card lottery and the system needed be changed. SE listened and AST changed. Now the new system is trash and the old was a masterpiece that maybe needed only a couple retouches here and there. Wow... just... wow!

I think the actual AST is good, more simple to use and, thanks to the 5.05 buffs, I don't feel subpar when paired with WHM and SCH.

If I dare to ask something more, is a bit of love to Collective and to the Nocturnal.

I don’t think the ast we got right now is more simple and easy. It’s buff seems powerfull but it’s rdps shows they’re not, To get the same amount of the other heal jobs ast has too coordinate precisely with every party members uptime and call every single buff to notify its comrades that is time to push further, allining also the divination buff with the other ones (embolden or dancer ones). While the old ast could improvise and still do his amount of utility dps as the others

[KanameYuuki]

OMG tell me more!!! What are their complaints??? D:

My JP proficiency is nowhere near so I help myself with google translate but.

Basically the same that we mention, the new system is not "fun", it was an unnecessary and an uncalled change, 4.X AST was perfect (or as close as one could get), that YoshiP said that before every change they would do they will communicate with the community which they didn't do at all. Tons of likes on those post too.

It is a pretty fun contrast with the MNK side, where everyone is so happy we were finally heard.

[Wilford111]

OP is a bit hyperbolic, imo. Just tried AST in a new dungeon and it seems completely fine. Yeah I would have liked if they reverted back to the old card system, but what we have now is nothing to sneeze at.

[Conna]

Ast healing is improved, but its buffs still suck and its unfun. You're still better off taking a whm or sch over ast in every situation.

[Zohar_Lahar]

I wish Time Dilation could come back.

[fantasticm]

I wish Time Dilation could come back.

They're giving it to Time Mage in 6.0.

[Ardox]

They're giving it to Time Mage in 6.0.

Astro already has time magic in its lore.. I really feel Geomancer is going to be the next healer, there's lore and WHM is moving away from Stone/Wind/Water based spells. A rework of Stoneskin 2 would make a really nice shield for a Geomancy class :^)

[heynowjose]

At least it doesn’t feel as crappy as it did. I agree that this class’ identity really is all over the place. It’s sad bc ive been maiming ast since it came out and even at its worst it was fun.

But meh. All we can do is continue to share our displeasure and hope. In the meantime at least it’s a bit better to play

[Renka777]

almost unplayable in savage prog,the tons of work with the card system (if executed perfectly) ,the crazy amount of heal you need to pull off with that poor kit of healing you have,the people to resurect etc.......

i had to switch to whm because it was hell