Quote Originally Posted by Sighearth View Post
Its not about de-incentivize, its about what is better for raid dps. You should only use AF heal if there is no free heals to use and that will not change with a potency buff, because it should still be less than a healer offensive gcd. Otherwise your co-healer would have to spend a healing gcd to be a rDPS gain. Lets say, ED is now 220 potency. Its still less than malefic IV and glare, therefore its a rDPS gain to sacrifice it still. What I'm trying to incentivize is a greater reward for proper management, knowledge and practice with a fight.
Your explanation makes more sense now. However. I've been under the impression that the fact most aetherflow heals have a dps cost, and thus make other options look far more appealing, was the issue people as a whole have been having in the past few forum threads.

If not having an aetherflow dump makes the mechanic feel boring and wasteful, but having one that deals damage de-incentivizes using it for its primary purpose of healing. Then if anything the logical solution seems to be making ED cost neutral or flat out removing the damage on it, therefore minimizing the loss of dps while still giving the scholar a use for excess stacks that don't go into healing.