Guild Wars 2

I noticed this a couple of days ago. After using an artificer potion, your character gets a Nourishment buff with a wrench icon. If you then leave the zone some how, your buff will disappear without running the full duration.

This only happens with the Nourishment buff for potions. The Nourishment buff you get from food (the icon with the apple) will stay with your character and run its course.

Actions which constitute leaving the zone:

• going through a zone transition (portal to another zone)
• using a waypoint to another zone
• using an asura gate
• entering a personal story instance
• leaving a personal story instance
• logging out (or going back to the character select screen) then logging back in

I may have missed some. Using a waypoint in the same zone (even if you get a loading screen) does not count and will not trigger the bug. The food buff will stay when you do all of the actions listed above. If you have both Nourishment buffs, the potion buff will disappear everytime while the food buff will stay.

I have experienced this as well, and the points you mention seems logical. All my weak potions (duration 30m) are usually gone before 5 minutes have past.

I rarely use waypoints though so I’m fairly sure the buff also dissappears at other occations, e.g. when simply going onto other mapareas by foot (or discovering new areas maybe). But that is just suggestions as to why of course.

This happens on down state too, you lose the effect of the potions or crystal, and have to use a new one again, and again.

Just to confirm this as well. Food buff is fine but those pot are disappearing while entering the story zone.

Another one to confirm it. It’s quite annoying in Orr btw.

Lanfear.3917:

discovering new areas maybe.

I’ll try this out. From what I recall this doesn’t seem to happen though.

Xico.5871:

This happens on down state too, you lose the effect of the potions or crystal, and have to use a new one again, and again.

That’s a good catch. I’ll test this when I get the time.

Razgriz.7319:

Lanfear.3917:

discovering new areas maybe.

I’ll try this out. From what I recall this doesn’t seem to happen though.

Xico.5871:

This happens on down state too, you lose the effect of the potions or crystal, and have to use a new one again, and again.

That’s a good catch. I’ll test this when I get the time.

So I tried both of these things out. Neither of them cause the potion buff to go away.

Uncovering new areas of the map you are in does not erase the potion buff. Nor does unlocking new waypoints or POI. Didn’t try doing any Vistas. Will do that later.

Downing, then rallying will not erase either of the nourishment buffs. However, I killed myself (in the name of science!) and the potion buff was erased. The food buff stayed. It may have something to do with ressing at a waypoint. I will have to try with someone around to res me at some point.