unfortunately some people here seem to be missing the point. Utility variety is what many astros want because its fun, and the game revolves around fun, not dps- granted some people find that dps or nothing is their ideas of fun, but the majority do not hence the exodus of astros until it got buffed through the roof. This is why many ex astros are so disgruntled- yes the identical cards of shb are good for dps, but they aren't fun.

Every card had its uses, some niche some weren't. Many astros didn't view the spear for example as dps, they viewed it as helping out the bards and monks. The bole was not junk, it was helping the tank's survivability so the astro could have some fun spamming gravity, or helping the alliance stay standing when everyone got smacked by calofisteri's bleed

The highs and lows were what made the job fun and varied and it was what many astros signed up for. Not this coin flip that you have to break TOS in order to see the effect of