Quote Originally Posted by Mansion View Post
But outside of feeling bland and boring to play, isn't it also a problem that AST rDPS with cards is still behind the other healers? I think that's a good chunk of the problem too.
Healing wise, AST is okay, it does not really need more tools in that regard.
Boredom and blandness are ultimately opinions. However, the lower rDPS is merely a matter of tweaking numbers, whether it's the potency of the cards or the AST's own damage spells. Do keep in mind, however, that the scaling on cards will only get stronger as players gear level increases. I do admit that it seems SE is currently scared to make the pDPS of buffing jobs too high, bit I can at least understand where they come from.

Healing wise, all AST needs is for Nocturnal Sect to not feel like garbage compared to Diurnal. Fortunately that is something SE has flat out admitted they're planning on addressing this upcoming patch so I'm staying optimistic.