I've leveled every healer to lv80 so I've had experience with all three and I can safely say AST at the moment is bottom of the list and would never touch it again until next expansion. Biggest issue I have are the cards.
Now if you take note of the buffs you only have two different buffs spread to 6 cards.
Balance,Arrow,Spear
Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 6%(8% lord of crowns) if target is melee DPS or Tank, or 3%(4% lord of crowns) for all other roles.
and
Bole,Ewer,Spire
Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 6%(8% lady of crowns) if target is ranged DPS or healer, or 3%(4% lady of crowns) for all other roles.
The only reason to have that many cards is to maintain the RNG aspect of the draw.
Why do we need RNG on AST where other healers do not have to contend with RNG job mechanics?
I strongly dislike the RNG aspect of AST and would instead like to see a more direct approach to cards by allowing direct use of either buff while maintaining the ability to upgrade it to crowns. You can keep all the same cool downs but allow choice instead. AST biggest positives are it's Sects and Cards but not the cards RNG.
As of right now WHM is my go to healer and SCH is fairly neutral for me in that I neither love or hate it. However, if AST were to switch over to a more direct card mechanic it might just jump to number one on my list.
tl;dr
ASTRO CARDS: Maintain RNG OR Directly pick your buff?
All of this are my impressions on the job and are all my own opinion. No need to make it spicy.
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Now if you take note of the buffs you only have two different buffs spread to 6 cards.
Balance,Arrow,Spear
Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 6%(8% lord of crowns) if target is melee DPS or Tank, or 3%(4% lord of crowns) for all other roles.
and
Bole,Ewer,Spire
Increases damage dealt by a party member or self by 6%(8% lady of crowns) if target is ranged DPS or healer, or 3%(4% lady of crowns) for all other roles.
The only reason to have that many cards is to maintain the RNG aspect of the draw.
Why do we need RNG on AST where other healers do not have to contend with RNG job mechanics?
I strongly dislike the RNG aspect of AST and would instead like to see a more direct approach to cards by allowing direct use of either buff while maintaining the ability to upgrade it to crowns. You can keep all the same cool downs but allow choice instead. AST biggest positives are it's Sects and Cards but not the cards RNG.
As of right now WHM is my go to healer and SCH is fairly neutral for me in that I neither love or hate it. However, if AST were to switch over to a more direct card mechanic it might just jump to number one on my list.
tl;dr
ASTRO CARDS: Maintain RNG OR Directly pick your buff?
All of this are my impressions on the job and are all my own opinion. No need to make it spicy.
Continue reading...