The changes to Astrologian are upsetting

[einschwartz]

I'm the kind who could only criticize the job when I get the hands-on experience, so I'll reserve my further judgement until then.
For now, my first impression it's nice to see the old card effects (with adjustment) from SB.
But really, SE? 2 of them are healing cards? (one is regen, another is healing action) I could foresee those two would be the least exciting to draw outside of very specific situations in the long run.
We already have plenty of existing tools to heal. This is just more bloat.

Do I like the changes better than EW AST? Yes.
Are they great changes that makes me hyped up for DT AST? Eeehhh
What a missed opportunity to reintroduce my beloved Time Dilation.

[Zaytex]

What's really priceless is they sort of hyped this to be a huge change, considering it was first promised to be a 6.3 change but pushed back to 7.0. They made it sort of like a big deal only for... ... ... lol.

Come I clap for you, whoever green lighted these changes.

Dude they needed over a year to come up with these fantastic cards with effects I've never seen people... not exaltation, not divine benison, not aspected benefit and not krasis are definitely fresh and needed time in the oven

[Supersnow845]

Dude they needed over a year to come up with these fantastic cards with effects I've never seen people... not exaltation, not divine benison, not aspected benefit and not krasis are definitely fresh and needed time in the oven

AND it’s on the healer that struggles the least with single target healing

SGE or SCH might have actually benefited from this (minimally but still something)

AST couldn’t need this change less if it tried

[Zolvolt]

Everyone can agree on one thing at least. Instant pull timers will no longer screw astrologian over

[Rithy255]

I do just want post here after we know the card effects, I felt like we already knew they were going to be bad.. but damn these effects just feel weak and flat. I knew they weren't going to be anything that useful but the healing effects in particular to me just show how little the rework considered astro's existing kit, We already have Single target ogcd healing, Mitigation and even barriers, why is it intresting now we get a extra one disguised as a "Card"

Even if you liked "stormblood astro" I really don't know how anyone is getting excited over a card that grants a regen or a barrier... or some other mild weak effects, I think if you at least gave astro a effect that could spread the card effect (not the damage buff ones) on party members then maybe it would have been a little more interesting but this just feels lazy.

I feel as if they should have gone the route where they split the utility cards & damage buff cards but kept the RNG, I understand not wanting to mix damage and RNG but this rework just feels really like "we didn't know what to do with astro" to me.

[Aelin_Ashryver]

I would love more variety in the cards effects, things that are much more situational and take some thought to make the best out of. The rng returning I would be very happy with but I really don't see it coming back sadly. Returning card manipulation and time dilation would also be a huge win for me.

This iteration of ast while still not my ideal, ideal was for me SB ast, is still to me more enjoyable looking than EW. I can only hope 8.0 sees the return of some of our more defining features of the ast. Namely the gameplay around the cards being made interesting and dynamic again as it was in SB.

[Tunda]

Astro isn't the problem.. stats and combat design held Astro back

[glamazon]

someone will have to be forced to heal. y

And there is the single most glaring indicator that this job class is broken. When people are forced into the role not because they enjoy it but because they drew the short straw and someone has to do it. busted.

[Siaxisdk]

Sounds like your problem is with tanks, not AST.