Potential AST Rework: Cards = Heals

[Brandedblade]

Yes, exactly like giving the old Balance to a BLM when he wasn't on Leylines...or giving it to the MCH at a bad time and losing 1/3rd of its uptime when Gauss Barrel is off for 10s...when was already a criteria for giving cards, that's why it had a skill to keep a card in its sleeve.

Did you chose to ignore these nuanced aspects before ?

Just because the old system had nuance doesn't mean the new system is devoid of nuance. The big difference however, is that said system of nuance now always has a beneficial effect in damage. Whereas the old system, as wonderful and diverse as it was, always had the risk of screwing you over and providing no positive dps gain to your group, or you had to delay and risk losing draws for the sake of getting said setup.

Now the RNG of AST isnt tied to whether or not you'll get the damage boost, but rather how potent it is. They've traded diversity for consistency, which is ultimately why I'm one of the folk constantly defending it, I prefer more consistent support over luck of the draw highs and lows.

[Reynhart]

Just because the old system had nuance doesn't mean the new system is devoid of nuance.

We never said it didn't, just that it has less than before. Sure, the old one had some really bad outcome, but, in my opinion, it would have been more interesting to "balance" cards better instead of simply making all of them damage boost.