New AST from a New Player

[YusiKha]

Perhaps they could rework and give cards double effect, a dps effect and a support effect. You would then either pick what effect would be the most useful, either raw number on your dps player or utility (mostly on tank / healer) that's the closest compromise I could see and, would bring back a bit the excitation of randomness, like drawing the right supportive card at the right time.

The problem is that unless the support buff is enough to change a benefic into a malefic (and with a cohealer and our host of oGCDs is that really likely?) then the DPS cards will always be preferable.
What I feel would be better is if you get a second 'play' action after the card, which would be a support/healing effect.

Though Bole's issue is still here - you can't ever guarantee that you have the right support skill. If you can't plan for having it, you have to assume that you won't have it.

[MitsukiKimura]

Having played AST for quite a while, I would suggest a different effect for lady of Crowns and Lord of Crowns instead of damage. Since TP is not a thing anymore, if you drew a shire card it would be completely useless until you had draw again for 30 seconds mid fight. I would like another way to regain MP also, Lucid Dreaming is nice and so is lightspeed but I feel like the Piety build just doesn't cut it since SCH and WHM have different means to obtain some mp. I personally would love if they added a special effect for each card.
Balance:5% damage boost
Spear 5% crit boost
Bole 5% defense boost
arrow 5% cast time reduced
Ewer: 30 Mp potency regen for 10 seconds
Nothing too Major, I'd feel like this would give Astro back it's diversity from the other healers. Being the weakest dps of the 3 healers.

[Kuwago]

Having played AST for quite a while, I would suggest a different effect for lady of Crowns and Lord of Crowns instead of damage. Since TP is not a thing anymore, if you drew a shire card it would be completely useless until you had draw again for 30 seconds mid fight. I would like another way to regain MP also, Lucid Dreaming is nice and so is lightspeed but I feel like the Piety build just doesn't cut it since SCH and WHM have different means to obtain some mp. I personally would love if they added a special effect for each card.
Balance:5% damage boost
Spear 5% crit boost
Bole 5% defense boost
arrow 5% cast time reduced
Ewer: 30 Mp potency regen for 10 seconds
Nothing too Major, I'd feel like this would give Astro back it's diversity from the other healers. Being the weakest dps of the 3 healers.

maybe they change balance into 5% direct hit so that Balance fishing wouldn't be a thing again. I feel like Ewer should be at least 40 potency since its still under RNG and not a guaranteed MP regen