As much I missed certain things about nocturnal. I'm 100% glad it's gone.

For one, the devs had to design AST as both a mimic to WHM or SCH, meaning it can never be truly unique because it needed to fill the base requirement of a regen and shield healer. Their skills are designed that can accommodate these changes leaving AST as a knock-off of either, thus limiting the potential of their kit.

Now that we have SGE, AST can be what it's always been good at, being a regen healer. Instead of designing AST to fit two roles, it can thrive in one without its kit being held back.