I am still holding out hope that they will bring back the old card effects and Time Dilation while reverting CO. I know I'll be waiting until 6.0 at this point, but SB AST was just so damn good. The Time Mage aspects of AST really helped to set it apart from the crowd, now it's just a WHM with a machine gun Balance buff. Yes it's playable, but it has lost it's uniqueness and fun.