Thread: 5.3 changes

So we got the full list now.

Whm you had nothing

Sch you had mp reduction on succor

Ast got a lot of mp reduction on its gcd heals and combust. Draw now gives 800mp (8%) which makes it better mp regeneration than assize and aetherflow (since get 1.6k mp every minute), Sleeve Draw rework makes things simpler(even easier to get full Divination) and halves the target switching in the opener while restoring 800mp as well, Neutral is still better in Diurnal than Nocturnal, Diurnal still remains best Sect for most content.

So all in all, Get rid of Piety it is a pathetic stat that no healer wants now, Diurnal remains King, hoping this is where the buffs to Ast stop in ShB and enjoy playing what you want people \o/

There's a bit of commotion over sleeve draw.

If the tooltip in the patch notes is accurate, it now only gives 1 card instead of 3. I hope that isn't the case >.>

The AST MP buffs feel heavy at glance. I am worried that MP management is ceasing to be a mechanic of playing a healer where it feel MP is almost limitless.

Sleeve Draw changes look like it's positive.

Originally Posted by AzshFayd

There's a bit of commotion over sleeve draw.

If the tooltip in the patch notes is accurate, it now only gives 1 card instead of 3. I hope that isn't the case >.>

I didn't get that feeling, but if the case then frowny face.

Originally Posted by AzshFayd

There's a bit of commotion over sleeve draw.

If the tooltip in the patch notes is accurate, it now only gives 1 card instead of 3. I hope that isn't the case >.>

I believe it is only 1 card now (the wording implies get 1 card of a seal you don't have unless have all 3 then it gives a random card)which makes the opener more consistent but lowers rDPS by a fair bit too.

If however it remains 3 cards, welp, CONTROLLER ISSUES REMAIN AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! , which I would hope SE would've done since it has been around since 5.0.

Originally Posted by Saefinn

The AST MP buffs feel heavy at glance. I am worried that MP management is ceasing to be a mechanic of playing a healer where it feel MP is almost limitless.

Sleeve Draw changes look like it's positive.

It really does, 1.6k mp back every minute with Draw, another 800 every Sleeve Draw, on top of widespread mp reductions, Ast mp management looks to be going from a skill ceiling to a skill floor.

I'm taking the Sleeve Draw as a positive even if reduced number of cards from 3 to 1 as reducing the target switching was needed for controller players, it would make the new card system more tolerable for them.

I am genuinely salty about that. One of the reasons I switched to AST is because MP management adds a dynamic to a magic class.

They pretty much removed it from SCH and WHM, heck DRK too, I loved it on DRK, which had a risk and reward element.

Stuff outside of Savage is just feeling really dumbed down. This, whilst I know the benefit for Savage follows my questions to Savage AST players in another thread, but Savage is not the only content to have fun in.

Fairly certain it's 1 card as well as the recast being unchanged, remember the updated abilities are shown in full here:

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobguide/astrologian/

Originally Posted by Liam_Harper

Fairly certain it's 1 card as well as the recast being unchanged, remember the updated abilities are shown in full here:

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/jobguide/astrologian/

I just looked, yeah, I can see your point. That's concerning.