Quote Originally Posted by LariaKirin View Post
Because cards and divination make up at least 15% of your contribution. If you think AST should be dumbed down to WHM level, then fine - suggest that, but do not say it's not worth using the buffs correctly, because it is.



Of course there is. Maybe you don't care to optimize just because you won't beat a WHM, but others will and they will enjoy doing so.

AST dominates healing statistics in every single fight and functions as an enabler, allowing their cohealer to output more dps.
Which is why SCH+AST are on top of Healer Combined Damage at the higher percentiles in every fight with the exception of Eden Prime. If WHM is so far ahead of AST, then how is it possible that AST + SCH can even hope to come close to SCH + WHM?
I never said AST should be as easy as WHM, I've been hoping for the opposite and to see more significant buffs. AST cards are currently only noticeable on a parser and that's a shame.

And from what I see, combined healer rdps records across all raids are mostly held by WHM/SCH. And the insane ratio of players using this comp tells a lot. If so little people play AST, there's surely a reason.

Quote Originally Posted by mint-pineapple-cola View Post
At 75th and 95th, AST/SCH comps output more combined dps than WHM/SCH comps in every fight except Eden Prime. Even at 99th, AST/SCH outperforms in Voidwalker. Thinking about healer balance ONLY in terms of rdps is pretty shallow :/
Indeed, I stand corrected on that. But still, records are held by SCH and WHM.
And well, each healer is perfectly able to heal, so what else to focus on? Everything in this game is about dps.