So at some point in the past I remember patch notes about the delay on casting downed skills, in an attempt to stop folks from ‘wasting’ their #2 skill.
I didn’t really have problems with it for a while, but over the last few weeks I’ve noticed it happening rather a lot – and it really affects my survival chances, as an Elementalist.
I’ll be alive, then get burst down, and immediately in Vapor Form if I was trying to cast any #2 skill – but should I want to cast it immediately after getting downed (such as to move closer to allies or get back into a point to delay its capture) I have to wait for the delay.