Guild Wars 2

So I’ve been trying to drop heals on allies and friends who are in down state in order to get them back up.
But it’s literally ineffective, the player doesn’t even receive heals at all so it’s not being mitigated by dmg.

Is this intentional or is it a bug?

Intentional.

Only way to bring a downed player back is to rally (finish off a target he tagged), Revive him via Banner/Spirit/Illusion of life
Or naturally – mend him manually by coming next to him and lending him a hand.

Reviving is a completely different mechanic than healing. No heal at all works on downed targets. Never did.

All that said, I have found nothing charges Astral Force faster than rezzing.

jewishjoyride.4693:

All that said, I have found nothing charges Astral Force faster than rezzing.

I have tried that with Zephyr’s Speed for how amazing that is.
Haven’t found any real build to capitalize on ressing people and healing them back up. Better said – I didn’t think it’s viable to build your Druid around it. It’s still a nice addition, though.