Quote Originally Posted by Bobsmiaw View Post
Managing AF stack for both DPSing via ED and Healing via ogcd are SCH identity since AAR.
From what I see, you want a zero DPS loss when using ogcd healing.
Imagine SE change how SCH ogcd heal work from costing 1 AF into 0 AF with longer CD.
If this situation happen, I believe people will be mad like what SE did to AST time manipulation skill.
Reducing the DPS opportunity cost of all AF heals to zero did happen: 5.0, Shadowbringers' launch.
Without Energy Drain, all AF could be used for was for healing, and SCH had heaps of zero-DPS-cost healing, easily beating both WHM and AST.

It was also the most boring playstyle ever made in this game.
In my opinion, even with ED back SCH has one of the most boring playstyles in the game. I honestly don't care right now if SCH's healing or DPS tools are weaker/stronger than AST/WHM. Its just a complete bore to play.

And you can clearly see that SCH's AF was an afterthought for SE because not only was ED not there on launch, but it came back as an outright copy-paste of the SB version, completely at odds with the new AF mechanics they made for SMN.