Make Stoneskin 2 instant cast

[Kelya]

You have Swiftcast just in case

[Cynfael]

You have Swiftcast just in case

Swiftcast is for Holy :P

[Kelya]

Swiftcast is for Holy :P

Hahaha so true, that's a really big deal for the OP then!

[CycLee]

Swiftcast is for Holy :P

No, Swiftcast is for infight raising Dragoons :P

[thunderbreak]

You have Swiftcast just in case

A. What if Swiftcast is on CD

B. Can you think of a reason why SS2 has a casting time?

[Viviza]

A. What if Swiftcast is on CD

B. Can you think of a reason why SS2 has a casting time?

Yes. So that it's inconvenient to use prior to every pull. It's nice before bosses or if you want to not have swiftcast for a minute.

If it was instant, why have it at all? Why not just make it a WHM trait that everyone around you always has stoneskin while out of battle. Automatically applied. Raises, spot healing, teleports, and buffs too. Also we can teleport to the next group of mobs automatically because it's out of battle and there's no reason not to just be there, already.

[thunderbreak]

Yes. So that it's inconvenient to use prior to every pull. It's nice before bosses or if you want to not have swiftcast for a minute.

If it was instant, why have it at all? Why not just make it a WHM trait that everyone around you always has stoneskin while out of battle. Automatically applied. Raises, spot healing, teleports, and buffs too. Also we can teleport to the next group of mobs automatically because it's out of battle and there's no reason not to just be there, already.

You can probably anwser your own question. Why did SE introduce SS2?

And like I talked about the other abilities, there's a reason they need cast time because you can use them in battle.

[Viviza]

You can probably anwser your own question. Why did SE introduce SS2?

Because investing 24s to cast stoneskins on a raid group before each pull was monotonous. There was no choice or timing involved beyond that initial decision to stoneskin everyone, so you may as well have done it with a macro. That doesn't mean the group version should just ignore the notion of costs - there are still tradeoffs to consider when casting it or not.

[thunderbreak]

Because investing 24s to cast stoneskins on a raid group before each pull was monotonous. There was no choice or timing involved beyond that initial decision to stoneskin everyone, so you may as well have done it with a macro. That doesn't mean the group version should just ignore the notion of costs - there are still tradeoffs to consider when casting it or not.

And what trade off is that?

[Viviza]

And what trade off is that?

That it costs time and MP. Thus:

Yes. So that it's inconvenient to use prior to every pull. It's nice before bosses or if you want to not have swiftcast for a minute.