Quote Originally Posted by SweetPete View Post
Devs already said they want aetherflow to be used for healing not energy drain which is why they severely nerfed it. My guess is they will remove energy drain again along with aetherflow as it serves little purpose now. The mp gain is negligible at best. Just give lustrate 3 charges and Indomitability 2 charges. Leave sacred soil on a 30 second cooldown and leave excog on its 45 second cooldown and be done with aetherflow. It’s just gotten worst and worst over each expansion. Sick of that ability now. Change dissipation to a recharge of 1 lustrate and 1 indomitability on a 90 second cooldown and call it a day.
While I can agree with this to a degree, the Aetherflow system is a management system that many SCHs are accustomed to, and enjoy. The issues comes from a lack of other forms of direct healing, the faerie's potencies being nerfed without an offset, and just general lack of needed heals in most content. The main reason people wanted ED back was because SCH needed a dump for when they had extra stacks but needed to use Aetherflow again for MP. The potency nerf was "frustrating" but most people didn't care as much, especially since our DoT and Broil 3 got a slight boost. Though honestly SCHs DoT should be the strongest in general.

Currently there is a similar issue with the Fey Gauge as well. Most of the time it just sits at max or close enough to it cause the tether is clunky and Fey Blessing is on too long of a CD for the potency.