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Posted by: SirSixString.6349

SirSixString.6349

So here’s life as a druid: FORCED INTO Troll HEALLLLLLLLL. Because we can no longer generate CA by auto in staff.
WHY ANET!? WHY!?

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Posted by: Britto.6374

Britto.6374

AF generated with regen now. So, take it easy.

We received (finally) a very good buff

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Posted by: Hans.8467

Hans.8467

So here’s life as a druid: FORCED INTO Troll HEALLLLLLLLL. Because we can no longer generate CA by auto in staff.
WHY ANET!? WHY!?

AF is totaly fixed now so…. we dont need a staff anymore:)

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Posted by: Belzebu.3912

Belzebu.3912

All in all druids got buffed.
You need a target now to use Solar Bear, but with action camera or in battle it is not much of an issue, but still an inconvenience.
On the other hand regen and SotW generate AF, and that alone is A LOT, you can now even think in heal/support builds that doesn’t use Staff

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Posted by: Darkness.9732

Darkness.9732

What is SotW ? Sorry it’ s long time since i played

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Posted by: The Chosen Link.3247

The Chosen Link.3247

SotW = Signet of the wild.

Also, if you trait into Beastmastery and go for Natural Healing, it will also also regen AF slowly even out of combat.

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Posted by: OGDeadHead.8326

OGDeadHead.8326

Lol! I never even used Solar beam without a hostile target in the first place. Guess I’m just bad at finding ‘exploits’, since afaik it was never meant to be able to shoot it without a target, or rather, it was never meant to be able to point the beam at friendlies only to charge up AF.

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Posted by: aB EXT.1287

aB EXT.1287

This is my biggest issue. They probably wanted to make Staff less important by removing its ability to generate AF out of combat, but all they have done is made TU even more crucial.

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Posted by: OGDeadHead.8326

OGDeadHead.8326

This is my biggest issue. They probably wanted to make Staff less important by removing its ability to generate AF out of combat, but all they have done is made TU even more crucial.

Depending on build, AF is not an issue now. It charges up so fast, with a bit of regen and possibly other sources, the only thing you’ll be waiting for is the 10 second cd. Enjoy it while it lasts. Druid Clarity and Celestial Shadow says hi…

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Posted by: aB EXT.1287

aB EXT.1287

This is my biggest issue. They probably wanted to make Staff less important by removing its ability to generate AF out of combat, but all they have done is made TU even more crucial.

Depending on build, AF is not an issue now. It charges up so fast, with a bit of regen and possibly other sources, the only thing you’ll be waiting for is the 10 second cd. Enjoy it while it lasts. Druid Clarity and Celestial Shadow says hi…

In combat it is fine, yeah. I was referring specifically to OOC, not sure if that was clear enough.

Arguably, using the staff to generate AF OOC was an exploit, so that much is understandable. However, due to the fact that TU still generates superior amounts of AF… I feel even more inclined to use it to make sure I always have CAF ready for every fight.

EDIT: Just tested and it turns out you now gain AF from every regen tick, including regen you put on other players. It’s almost an instant AF bar. SoTW also generates AF constantly.

(edited by aB EXT.1287)

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Posted by: Skynight.2637

Skynight.2637

So, guess no more killing downed stealthed players anymore. Awesome!

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Posted by: Lethal Njection.8741

Lethal Njection.8741

Why do we always get the special treatment in a bad way. Wasted effort for a non-issue.

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Posted by: EnderzShadow.2506

EnderzShadow.2506

Why do we always get the special treatment in a bad way. Wasted effort for a non-issue.

You mean the “Were gonna fix something! Oops we broke something too!”

like a bad repair man. Comes to fix the fridge and does so, then clogs up your sink..wtf?!?

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