Thread: Scholar 6.0 Rework

Originally Posted by EaMett

Also like others said. Sorting out when to use the stacks for healing and when to use them for DPS is the entire point of the class and the only reason it's even remotely interesting and not an absolutely bore like WHM (though admittedly working around clipping at high level can be its own sport). And yeah I know that despite that, SCH isn't mountains more interesting than WHM right now, but at least stacks and ED give it some flavor.

I am well aware, after all, I am one of those people saying that! It is way more substantial a change to how they view their resource than 'just a dump' for better or for worse (and probably for the better).

Originally Posted by inhaledcorn

Here's the problem: Aetherflow uses ties directly to another one of your skills (in this case, Aetherpact/Fey's Union). Without dumping those resources, you don't generate the amount of Fey's Union that the game expects you to. Granted, Fey's Union isn't that great a skill, but it's a part of SCH's healing kit. Without the Aetherflow "dump", you don't generate the amount of Fey's Gauge that you should. That's the problem with the removal of Energy Drain.

Certainly is a problem yes. Its also why they probably actually added it back despite not liking its effect on how SCH view their resources.

Originally Posted by SweetPete

If SE wants to get rid of ED then why not just make unused stacks of AF go to the fey gauge. Will make things so much easier.

That is certainly ideal, but while I didn't like ED being added back at first (and, again, intend to transition out of SCH to WHM because I like how lilies work better) I definitely appreciate what ED offers to SCH now and how it encourages resource management to 'earn' EDs. If they absolutely had to remove Flow as DPS resource they would either need to add an instant cast OGC that isn't reactive, like shield or something, or do something like this.