Can Someone Explain . . .

[Bodicca]

Why not? Why do people always complain about these things? Do you really want the game to hold your hand through everything? Even a 6 second cast time? It exists to create a balance between the 2 stoneskins, to make you choose to either be patient for 6 seconds and add a layer of protection, or rush to battle and possible let someone die from bad positioning, lack of gear, etc.

Oh I get it now. The game would totally be holding my hand if Stoneskin II wasn't a six second cast. If Stoneskin II were, say, a two second cast then what a hand-holding, face-rolling, Hello Kitty Island Adventure this game would become. Imagine! Being able to save SC for Holy AND using Stoneskin II on the same pull. Dear gawd. Makes me shudder. In fact, I think Stoneskin II should be a twenty second cast with no option to use SC. I mean, what more immersive, engaging game play is there than watching a Whm undulate with her weapon unsheathed I ask you?

Now that I think about it, I remember a game where it use to take five minutes to buff everyone before each pull. For some reason they did away with that because they said it was an unfun, unchallenging time sink that added nothing to the game. HA! silly. Let's bring that to this game. Stop holding our hand SE!

[Lyzern]

Oh I get it now. The game would totally be holding my hand if Stoneskin II wasn't a six second cast. If Stoneskin II were, say, a two second cast then what a hand-holding, face-rolling, Hello Kitty Island Adventure this game would become. Imagine! Being able to save SC for Holy AND using Stoneskin II on the same pull. Dear gawd. Makes me shudder. In fact, I think Stoneskin II should be a twenty second cast with no option to use SC. I mean, what more immersive, engaging game play is there than watching a Whm undulate with her weapon unsheathed I ask you?

Well, you are the one defending that 6 seconds is too long, so maybe the Hello Kitty Island Adventure isn't too bad for you...