Guild Wars 2

I’ve noticed some other people commenting on this and I also realized it seemed a bit off, but I never paid much attention. However the listed duration on nearly all spells that I’ve seen (if not all) last less time than stated.

I was testing this out today with my mesmer with the Null Field spell; in the description it says that the spell lasts 7 seconds. However when casting it and timing it, I’ve found that the spell lasts only a mere 4 seconds… 4 seconds! That’s almost half the indicated duration, that is insanely incorrect. I feel cheated honestly because I feel like so many spells end up being horribly useless because of their super short duration.

With the increased glamor spell duration trait, it goes from 4 seconds to 6 seconds – even with the trait that should make it last longer, it still doesn’t last as long as it should in the first place.

Either the duration needs to be increased to match the description, or the description needs to be fixed to match the duration because as it currently stands it’s just blatantly incorrect. I’ve also noticed this with necromancer spells and guardian skills.