As a Guardian I have noticed that while I can maintain retaliation indefinitely with very little effort, the behaviour by which to obtain retaliation is incredibly inconsistent when dealing with higher durations.
Sometimes combo finishers and shouts that would normally grant retaliation are completely ignored. This often happens at around 12 to 18 seconds of retaliation already accrued.
I can reach roughly 40s of retaliation through quick consecutive activation of shouts and virtues, then use something like greatsword skill Leap of Faith in a light field.
The problem is this does not work every time, nor does any skill have a guarantee to accrue more retaliation. (Some points in time a combo finisher or a symbol may contribute, whereas a shout may not and vice versa.)
I have a screenshot attached indicating the traits I have chosen to make hitting this bug possible.
Is this a bug? Or is there an unclear/unreliable ceiling on retaliation duration?
