Quote Originally Posted by IllyaPrisma View Post
Deploy is a drastically stronger ability. SGE is so weak and lacking in the shield department, that Square had to attach an additional shield to Holos, since SGE was struggling with mitigation checks in DSR. Deploy has the unique property of turning single target healing buffs into additional group wide mitigation. Things like Minne, Protraction and Krasis see their best value when put towards a Deploy. Given how easy it is to bolster Deploy and the overall larger shields, Zoe + EProg is no where close to the same power level. Not only that, but Zoe vs Recitation is a joke. SGE would need to use Zoe and Rhizomata to accomplish what Recitation does alone. SGE is a weaker version of SCH in every regard. It's like a poorly made copy with Pneuma added on.
But then there is the rest of my post about the fact its higher stakes because your spreading an existing shield, so it can get damaged before it goes out or the person you shielded could be in a bad position. It's balanced out via the higher stakes. Although because eukrasian prog + zoe also heals for 150 potency mileage may vary between the two as is. So in most content in the game the eukrasian prog + zoe is far more useful. It's only when someone can anticipate something coming out that deployment tactics even has value. Given we've got a mountain of dungeon/raid/trial content at this point, anticipating mechanics is not a realistic expectation outside of the narrow focus of the current savage tier.