Give SCH Energy Siphon

[Xenoviastar]

Please make Energy Drain useful in casual content as using it on a single target during trash pulls is a waste. Energy Drain needs to change to AoE or give it an AoE option in the form of Energy Siphon like Summoners have. Using aetherflow on any healing abilities these days is a waste with how OP tanks are with self-sustain.

In my opinion this has been long overdue since every other healer's damaging abilities/Spell outside their 1 button spam and DoT, They all do AoE. I know we are finally getting our first AoE damage ability in the form of Baneful Impact but this is not enough to compensate for everyone else's crazy additions. Spreading our dots with Deployment tactics is a must, again this does not affect any high end content as they all consist of single target bosses. If I am to deal with this boring gameplay in boss fight at least let me dominate the AoE department during Trash mobs.

[rawker]

I agree with this. Emergency and Deployment Tactics doesn't have any other use outside of Adlo and Succor. Why not trait it up for it to be usable, offensively via Biolysis. While we're at it, i would gladly trade Ruin 2 for Shadowflare, in GCD form, and add a trait to Art of War where it changes to Art of War II when Shadowflare is present making its effect pulse from Shadowflare's AoE, acting like DRK's Salt and Darkness.

[Ramiee]

Honestly I'd take replacing art of war with bane or miasma I really don't like that ability.

[Xenoviastar]

As a Scholar main from Stormblood I love miasma, shadowflare, and bane as much as the next. But let's look at reality here, its less than a month till DT we aren't getting these back anytime soon. All I'm saying is give us a little change to existing skills that don't affect any end game or previous ultimates that could tip the scales in scholars favour. This is a reasonable request, even if increasing potency of other healers AoE skills make it fair than so be it.

[velswen]

Please make Energy Drain useful in casual content as using it on a single target during trash pulls is a waste. Energy Drain needs to change to AoE or give it an AoE option in the form of Energy Siphon like Summoners have. Using aetherflow on any healing abilities these days is a waste with how OP tanks are with self-sustain.

In my opinion this has been long overdue since every other healer's damaging abilities/Spell outside their 1 button spam and DoT, They all do AoE. I know we are finally getting our first AoE damage ability in the form of Baneful Impact but this is not enough to compensate for everyone else's crazy additions. Spreading our dots with Deployment tactics is a must, again this does not affect any high end content as they all consist of single target bosses. If I am to deal with this boring gameplay in boss fight at least let me dominate the AoE department during Trash mobs.

Totally agree! Scholar deserves an ApE upgrade to Energy Drain!

[Connor]

Honestly whether it’s AoE or not I’d love to see a visual upgrade for Energy Drain to something more exciting lol. Also maybe rename it, since it barely actually drains HP anyway (I don’t think anyone has ever use the skill for HP restoration lol). It made sense before when it drained MP, but it just feels so weird having the tacked-on ‘drains HP but actually doesn’t because the value is so low you may as well have done nothing’
Idk I just don’t like when they add effects to skill that have no actual reason to exist (anymore) lol

[suxalarteT]

I disagree,

I think EW SCH is in a great state, while I too think the ACn jobs going back to DoT managing etc. and some of the previous iterations would be cool af. SCH is in a rly good place rn and I think Emergency Tactics, Deployment Tactics, Energy Drain etc. are all abilities that work in both fun/interesting and functionally useful, and healthy ways!

But ofc. just adding my 2p not saying YOUR OPINION IS WRONG RAHHHH or anything xD x

[Xenoviastar]

It is fine to think differently but your opinion does not address the reason against giving energy drain aoe. It's practically harmless, only benefits causal play.

[Supersnow845]

I disagree,

I think EW SCH is in a great state, while I too think the ACn jobs going back to DoT managing etc. and some of the previous iterations would be cool af. SCH is in a rly good place rn and I think Emergency Tactics, Deployment Tactics, Energy Drain etc. are all abilities that work in both fun/interesting and functionally useful, and healthy ways!

But ofc. just adding my 2p not saying YOUR OPINION IS WRONG RAHHHH or anything xD x

I mean DT SCH is a healer, it’s an overpowered healer but it’s a healer which by default limits how well it can be designed

Is broil and AOW spam really the be all end all of SCH design

[NobleWinter]

Someone said it before that Energy Drain should upgrade into Bane and spread our Dot. Bane did cost an Aetherflow charge at one point so this wouldn't be a new thing at all. It would just make Energy Drain more useful in AOE.