Implementing DNC/NIN system for AST Card

[Bobsmiaw]

Like I said before, unless the cards provide enough rDPS gain to offset the GCDs that the AST loses prepping the cards, then your system will not be worth it. DNC's Standard and Technical are worth the time they spend not attacking because the hit of Standard Finish and Technical Finish have a high enough potency on their own, plus the rDPS gains the Dance Partner and the raid earn from the ability.

That said, I prefer the weaving between attacking GCDs instead of turning a GCD into a card. I feel like that will slow the job down and take away from the busyness that I so loved about AST when I picked it up back in HW.

DNC steps are also 1.5s per step. Not 1s.

Thats why we can make our buff stronger to compensate for the malefic loss.
The buff potency and effect still in concept and you can change it to balance the loss of malfic.

Every 30 sec you have to arrange/combine the card before using it
Current card is only draw+redraw and slap it to people for every 30 sec.
Oh and dont forget the seal fishing.

I dont like the current card effect because its feel weak.
I prefer to have stronger effect card.
We can have the same dps spell potency and stronger card effect.
The balance is come from not casting dps spell during card preparation.

Oh yeah i forget the DNC step is 1.5 sec.
Thanks for correcting this.

[PyurBlue]

Its not like the dps button will be replaced by card button all the time.
Its only replaced during the card preparation just like DNC step replacing their dps button.

I understood that, but a big part of why AST feels like AST is that you don't stop to perform card actions or spells. When played well, AST does both things at once. Spells on the GCD and cards weaved between. In your system playing cards means that you stop casting. That may only happen every 30 or so seconds but it would take away from the feeling of playing AST in my opinion. I wouldn't take the additional damage in place of that.

[Seraphor]

Thats why we can make our buff stronger to compensate for the malefic loss.
The buff potency and effect still in concept and you can change it to balance the loss of malfic.

Every 30 sec you have to arrange/combine the card before using it
Current card is only draw+redraw and slap it to people for every 30 sec.
Oh and dont forget the seal fishing.

I dont like the current card effect because its feel weak.
I prefer to have stronger effect card.
We can have the same dps spell potency and stronger card effect.
The balance is come from not casting dps spell during card preparation.

Oh yeah i forget the DNC step is 1.5 sec.
Thanks for correcting this.

This sounds more like a concept for a new healer, such as Chemist for example.