Quote Originally Posted by Gemina View Post
It was a disaster. The OP you quoted and other likeminded players look at this version of AST with rose tinted glasses. They fail to mention the illusion of choice, and the ridiculous amount of layers of RNG involved with the card mech back then. They will mention all of this utility they could bring to a party, and how they can heal and shield better than WHM and SCH when nobody couldn't care less. Their spot as a meta healer was and still is firmly solidified by their ability to increase the damage output of their party members. This is their identity. Don't be fooled into thinking anything otherwise. This will continue in EW based off of current tooltips, and both WHM and SGE will keep the bench warm in case one of the starters go down.

What I won't take from those ASTs is the fun they had playing that broken version of AST. Clever job design though? Not even close.
Fair fair, just sounded kinda clever in the moment to me. Perhaps if I was playing that version of AST I'd think differently.