Well, I suppose that is that...

I'm incredibly disheartened to hear that this is the direction that the devs have decided to steer Astrologian.

I've only mained healer since the far, far days of 1.0. When AST first debuted, even though it was seen as inferior to the other healers (in potencies and so on), I mained it because it was the exact sort of healer I'd always wanted and I loved the lore. The cards felt like we were dipping our hands into fate and making things happen with what we were dealt. It felt good. This new system just feels like we have just been twisted by the arm to provide "The Balance". AST is just the peon of other Jobs to provide them with flavorless Damage buffs, apparently... Neither our experience nor the lore matters.

With that said, for a Job I mained exclusively since it was introduced, I will simply turn in my Globe to the GC for seals and wash my hands of it as well.

In the live letter, the devs seemed to respond to the AST question with a slight hint of frustration so maybe they are equally as frustrated as their vision for the job, which many enjoyed, has been reduced to... this.

In any case, I will abstain from playing the job. Hopefully my one voice will join the many others in the player reports to come as tangible feedback of our dissatisfaction with how the job stands at current.