Guild Wars 2

On what reasoning does this exist? I thought this timer was removed. Especially now when it’s a thematic and interesting lore wise to run into LA transformed by the Infinite Watchknight Tonic. As if Queen Jennah ordered the Lion Guard to reprogram all the remaining DR Watchknights. Yet, as we all know, getting downed in LA is an often occurrence. Thus making this tonic and idea utterly useless.

The question is, why???? What possible reason is there to this. It’s like you come up with something fun to do and instantly the Dev’s stop it. Might as well have it like “the Family Feud” with a big red X and a buzzer going off.

Seriously, how about we remove this Grinch inspired timer, huh?

Um. I don’t really understand what you’re saying?

Do you mean you take issue with the fact that Attack on LA is on a 1 hour timer?
It kind of needs to be in order to facilitate the achievements and events. If they all just ran constantly it wouldn’t work as well.

No timers on tonics have been removed that I have read or heard about. Can you provide a link about this removal? Has something changed recently with the Watchknight Tonic? It had been changed once, long ago, I remember.
Exactly what are you referring to?

I believe he is referring to the change ANet made some time ago where all combat transformation and bundle items were suddenly on a 30 minute cooldown. I have no idea what was the reasoning behind this, but things like the Watchknight tonic and a Deployable Mortar Kit or Teleportaion Gun all have a cooldown of 30 minutes now as far as I know.

So a few minutes of fun every 30 minutes for a vanity item or worldbundle is a little over the top. I mean none of the items can be used in WvW or PvP anyway; only PvE.

Just wait until the first person buys one of those Selfless/Selfish tonics for 250 heirlooms and 10 gold; only to notice that the effect only lasts for 5 minutes on a 30 minute cooldown or something.

Actually, the Watchknight Tonic always had a 30-minute cooldown for 5 minutes of use. Though, I thought I remembered it lasting a bit longer (maybe 15 minutes) the first day it was released, but that might be wrong. Whatever it did, if it did anything different, it was corrected in the first day or two after release.

Oh, and people already have their Selfless/Thoughtless Tonics, and I don’t think it works like that. There’s a thread here, already, about it. =)

FlamingFox, as the other poster’s knew, I was referring to Transformation Tonics. When the transform ends, you get a debuff timer called “Recently Transformed”. And yes, it’s a whole 30 minutes long! So say you run into LA, as I did tonight, and transform yourself. I lasted all of a couple of minute before I was downed at the bank event. I see no earthly reason why I shouldn’t have been able to click on the endless tonic again when I got back up.

Funny enough, I wasn’t the only person with the tonic last night in LA. I’m guessing quite a few of us are finding out how annoying this timer is. Pretty much makes the tonic completely useless.