Quote Originally Posted by ForteNightshade View Post
Operative words being "for now." Bear in mind, this interview came not long after Savage released. We're not nearly four months into the expansion and the Astro population is on life support. At least at a Savage level. I don't imagine it's much better in easier content given the sheer amount of complaints and the fact White Mage is laughably superior in dungeons. Unfortunately, the dev team is notorious for being quite stubborn. But they did do a complete 180 on both Monk and Ninja when the community basically dropped both jobs like rocks. Perhaps the lack of interest with Astro will help. Either way, 5.1 will be quite telling. If the Range get a negligible buff like 1-2%, then it's safe to assume the dev team isn't paying attention. If it's more substantial, they could be hope for Astro yet.
I wish i could be that optimistic to hope but if anything 3.X and 4.X has taught me about the job balance team and healers is they do not mix well, even when they have a semblance of balance they foobar it up(post 3.2 buffs to ast) or they just ignore the job that is hurting(Whm says high from SB) and as you say it seems to stem from a place of stubbornness to do anything about glaring issues that need to be addressed on all 3 healers.