A couple of months ago I got curious to see how the community is feeling about the Scholar class in general and what they hoped to see changed for 6.0. I stumbled upon a myriad of reworks and decided to make my own and share it with the community.
In-depth Rework Idea: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...?usp=sharing11
Brief Overview and Summary
Goals with the Rework
Give adequate weave space so the Scholar isn't punished for healing how they should
Make healer class resources for healing only without a DPS outlet
Spice up the DPS rotation slightly
Encourage the use of the entire healing kit
Improve parties with two Scholars
Remove Aetherflow System
Revamp the Fairy Gauge to replace the Aetherflow System. Aetherpact gives 60 Fairy Gauge every minute and each embrace cast gives 2 for a total of 100 every minute.
Lustrate costs 20 Fairy Gauge and Indomitability costs 40.
Fey Union costs 10 every time HP is restored.
Fey Blessing changed to an AoE channel like Fey Union that restores 125 potency every server tick. Costs 10 Fey Gauge every server tick.
Dissipation changed to remove 20 Fairy Gauge while giving 15% MP.
Sacred Soil and Excogitation no longer have any cost associated with them, but 15 second longer cooldowns.
Shielding Rework
Adloquium only shields for 700 potency. Succor only shields for 350 potency. No HP is restored. MP Costs reduced. Adlo no longer gains a bonus when crit.
Emergency Tactics available when Succor is learned. Reduced cooldown to 5 seconds.
Galvanize overwrites Nocturnal Field in every instance.
Fairy Rework
Reintroduce cast time to Embrace, and any ability interrupts the cast. (Basically revert to Stormblood)
Remove Pet Scaling
New Skill: Fey Covenant. Fairy will heal person with Fey Covenant exclusively until at 90% HP or higher. Can be used on non-party members.
Return difference between Eos and Selene. Eos has Whispering Dawn and Fey Illumination (10% increase in all healing). Selene has Fey Gift (400 potency shield on party) and Fey Illusion (AoE buff reducing damage taken by 10%)
Demolition Tactics
120 s cooldown which changes Broil to Meltdown, Bio/Biolysis to Sepsis and Art of War to Ruination
In single-target situations, worth a bonus of 600 potency at level 60, 850 potency at 70 and 1050 at 80.
Other Minor Edits
Return Miasma as an Instant-Cast DoT with potency equivalent to Broil. Gives the Scholar more free weaving space.
Recitation changes Adloquium and Succor to instant-cast abilities with no MP cost and they do not trigger the global cooldown.
Seraph has two skills with 1 charge each. Consolation which heals 500 potency and Ordination which shields for 500 potency.
Sacred Soil no longer heals, but gives a healing received bonus from all sources.
A more in-depth discussion of why I decided on these changes can be found in the link.
If some of these ideas were incorporated in 6.0, I would be one very happy Scholar. But here's to hoping towards any positive change at all!