Astrologian changes feedback

[ASkellington]

Can't wait for people to tell us "You're going to need all those tools, damage is going to go up SO HIGH!!! Trust me, bro!!! They'll definitely make things hit harder this time!!!!!11!!!!"

Me waiting since 5.5:



The dev team is never going to increase healing requirements. No matter what they "say" it has been nothing but either a flat out lie, a dodge in topic, or a misunderstanding bordering incompetence.

Besides. Screw damage hitting harder. Hitting harder doesn't mean a godsdamned thing when it only comes up every 60+ seconds. We need things to hit hard AND more often.

[Kissune]

Embargo lifted, it's confirmed.
Astral Draw:
The Balance - 6% on melee/tank, 3% on ranged/healer
The Arrow - 10% healing action output increase
The Spire - 400 potency barrier (lol. lmao)
Lord

Umbral Draw
The Spear - 3% on melee/tank, 6% on ranged/healer
The Bole - 10% mit
The Ewer - 200p 15s HoT

Unbelievable. I was hoping it wasn't true but MAN these are the dullest effects they could have picked.
And what new abilities do we get? I'm so glad you asked!

A 600p followup to divination, and 10% mit addition to neutral sect. That's... that's it. A couple potency increases, new vfx for asp. helios, and a 3rd ED charge. That's it. Enjoy the next 3 years of astrologian. I'm just in awe at how much square enix doesn't want people to actually think while playing this game. We get refluffed versions of skills we already had as cards, some flashy vfx, a 10% mit and a 2min CD single use dps spell. Please look forward to it.

[Loggos]

At this point I think I'll just stick with pvp because even with their three skills pvp healers are the most fun I've ever had when it comes to healing in this game. :|

I know pvp and pve are fundamentally different game modes but it is astounding that their respective healer counterparts are so far apart when it comes to fun, challenge, and rewarding game play...

[Kissune]

Yeah anyways i just learned that viper has 6 positionals so uhhhh later star nerds ya girl has a new main OLD MONK I'M COMING

(there is no way it's keeping them. anything i enjoy has to go)

[Ellypant]

- MP regen is only on Draw, now on a 60s instead of 30, but value is the same ? And since we don't have Astrodyne anymore that means few mp recovery

- 2mn still looks busy since the new div followup is ogcd, not sure we'll be able to ditch lightspeed

- Lightspeed still on 90s recast whereas new whm movement tool is 60s, and Icarus is 45s

- 6 new cards, 4 of which are single target heal / mitigation (and weak ones). With tanks upgraded CDs, and since ST healing is already not a concern, this looks super useles compared to needing 2 buttons for them

- New mit capstone being locked behind Neutral Sect ? Looks like you either need NS but won't need the mit, or don't need to GCD heal but will need 2 buttons to get 10% mit


Waiting 1 year for a "rework" and looking at that, this build really doesn't look good, if there aren't changes for the release I don't think I'm gonna go back to AST.
I don't even understand the point of these changes tbh
If they don't at least shakeup the encounter design, I'll probably just stop playing altogether after the 1st savage tier

[Supersnow845]

In the burst window now you only need to press

1 spear
1 astral draw
1 balance
1 lord
1 divination
1 star
1 divination follow up

Since Divination is now 20 seconds you will likely play spear, then astral draw, then divination, then balance with star already pre prepped, sub follow up and lord can be pressed whenever

Seems like lightspeed isn’t needed but potentially still a slight gain to put more of spear inside divination but only if you don’t need it elsewhere

[Kissune]

In the burst window now you only need to press

1 spear
1 astral draw
1 balance
1 lord
1 divination
1 star
1 divination follow up

Since Divination is now 20 seconds you will likely play spear, then astral draw, then divination, then balance with star already pre prepped, sub follow up and lord can be pressed whenever

Seems like lightspeed isn’t needed but potentially still a slight gain to put more of spear inside divination but only if you don’t need it elsewhere

don't even have to manually reactivate star with a 10s prepull. Give how most fights probably still open with a raidwide, you can just do it prepull if needed.

So playx2, divi, oracle, lord, draw. 6 weaves? Yea, we can ditch lightspeed. That's less weaves than scholar does lmao.

[MitsukiKimura]

Embargo lifted, it's confirmed.
Astral Draw:
The Balance - 6% on melee/tank, 3% on ranged/healer
The Arrow - 10% healing action output increase
The Spire - 400 potency barrier (lol. lmao)
Lord

Umbral Draw
The Spear - 3% on melee/tank, 6% on ranged/healer
The Bole - 10% mit
The Ewer - 200p 15s HoT

Unbelievable. I was hoping it wasn't true but MAN these are the dullest effects they could have picked.
And what new abilities do we get? I'm so glad you asked!

A 600p followup to divination, and 10% mit addition to neutral sect. That's... that's it. A couple potency increases, new vfx for asp. helios, and a 3rd ED charge. That's it. Enjoy the next 3 years of astrologian. I'm just in awe at how much square enix doesn't want people to actually think while playing this game. We get refluffed versions of skills we already had as cards, some flashy vfx, a 10% mit and a 2min CD single use dps spell. Please look forward to it.

I knew it would still be around 6%. Called it. Also Spire being only a 400 shield potency might as well not even exist, health pools are gonna be in the 100ks one auto and that thing is more than gone.

[Xelanar]

Since Divination is now 20 seconds you will likely play spear, then astral draw, then divination, then balance with star already pre prepped, sub follow up and lord can be pressed whenever

Seems like lightspeed isn’t needed but potentially still a slight gain to put more of spear inside divination but only if you don’t need it elsewhere

I definitely know what I will play. A different Job xD.

[Sylvain]

I wonder why they didn't make the card buff last 20s like every other buff?
The range card will always fall a bit short since it'll be 1 gcd before the raid buff and last 5s less than regular burst window. Most burst are done in less than 15s but still.