Quote Originally Posted by SacrificialToast View Post
I started up the game back in June just before the expansion launched. The current card system does seem like it just takes a few too many button presses for too little effect, and since it only provides damage buffs, if I'm not perfectly weaving it into my own Malefic spam, it seems like it's almost a waste of effort. That's what bugs me the most, that a system that could provide some interesting support tools is just a dps boost now. The laser focus on DPS even for tanks and healers in this game seems detrimental to class design to me.
Having recently started playing Astro again since I need to level it. This is exactly how I felt. The sheer amount of card play felt more like busywork than something meaningful. By the end of roulette spamming, the only thing I had was a mildly sore hand. What made it worse is I knew if I simply went White Mage I could put in less than half the work for far better results.