4 Paired Threads: AST - How do you feel about it?

[AmiableApkallu]

Like:

Super pretty visual effects and sound effects.

Dislike:

The cards. Draw, Astrodyne, Minor Arcana... these are all buttons without flavor. Oh noes, another tiny damage-up buff on someone... If only I cared about spreadsheets and colored numbers.

What I'd change:

Is this a job that's supposed to manipulate fate (rng)? time? I have no idea, and I'm not sure I care either way. Pick one, and embrace it.

[Kuwago]

I like where AST is right now, but definitely feels a bit weaker compared to how they were back in ShB. Definitely needs to be buffed more since every healer got a 1.5 cast time now for their GCD spells, and the buffs they give out doesn't cover they silent nerf it got. Right now the only thing that separates AST to WHM is that it has a bunch of MP Regen which is nice, but WHM seems like it does what AST do in less buttons.

What do you like about it?
I like the new heals and visual effects and new skills added on with EW. I like the Mana Regen and the job mechanics, it's busy and keeps me pressing different buttons.

What do you dislike about it?
I dislike how we have to do so much more in order to keep up with WHM who does less, in terms of healing and contributing to damage.

What would you like changed about it?
I'd like to bring back Old Celestial Opposition and Time Dilation for more regen and such as well as increasing buff times for mitigations like CU and Exaltation. Lord and Lady are fine but needing a heal and then getting a DPS instead feels bad at times