15 second storms eye doesn't make sense.

[Genesiser]

Am I the only one that thinks it doesn't make sense? With it being 15 seconds, it means you have to use this combo with every other combo you do. Not only does this make the healing combo less effective than it already is because it technically you can only "effectively" use it when the debuff is on the target, but it also negates the 24 second maim trait you get because that is getting refreshed every other combo. That seems odd to me.

[Ryock]

Hmmm, I don't think it's that bad. I mean, typically I find I can just go through the storm's eye combo once, then butcher's block combo twice, and then back to storm's eye. I mean, the slashing resist debuff doesn't make a big enough difference anyways to warrant having it up literally every second of the fight. It's only going to miss out on maim and another storm eye anyways. I think it's okay where it is.

[Paikis]

storm's eye combo once, then butcher's block combo twice, and then back to storm's eye.

This is a good general purpose rotation.

I will almost always clip my first combo to just Heavy Swing->Maim and then start Butcher's Block, competely ignoring Storm's Eye until I have a nice cushion of threat. Storm's Eye is an 11% damage buff, but it is also a reduction in threat generation. Once you have a comfortable cushion of threat, you should swap to 1x Butcher's Block -> 1x Storm's Eye for more damage (but less threat).

[Ipkonfig]

Guys kinda missed out on the theme of the post, OP is completely correct we gain a trait to boost Maim to 24s but to keep SE up 100% of the time we have to clip that duration which makes the trait pointless. Also, assuming you are in end game content, with 2 tanks, always keep Storm's Eye up not only does it help you but it also helps the PLD you are with.

[Paikis]

Guys kinda missed out on the theme of the post, OP is completely correct we gain a trait to boost Maim to 24s but to keep SE up 100% of the time we have to clip that duration which makes the trait pointless. Also, assuming you are in end game content, with 2 tanks, always keep Storm's Eye up not only does it help you but it also helps the PLD you are with.

Fits the theme of a lot of our other shitty skills then. He's right. Honestly the trait should improve the duration of Storm's Eye so that we can use Storm's Path sometimes... oh wait, Storm's Path is crap too. Oh well.

[Ryock]

Guys kinda missed out on the theme of the post, OP is completely correct we gain a trait to boost Maim to 24s but to keep SE up 100% of the time we have to clip that duration which makes the trait pointless. Also, assuming you are in end game content, with 2 tanks, always keep Storm's Eye up not only does it help you but it also helps the PLD you are with.

Okay, fair point. But the trait is far from useless. It starts at 12 seconds as a buff if memory serves, after all. That'd mean you'd have to start the combo earlier than already done atm to maintain a constant maim bonus. The way it is right now, you'll only miss out on storm's eye for 1-3 skills(heavy swing > etc), but by the time you try to refresh maim, it's at 2-4 seconds left on its duration. If you rotate it the right way, it'll never run out. Storm's Eye I can sorta see. I mean if it was 20 seconds, that'd probably be golden, but I just don't see it as much of an issue.

[Genesiser]

Okay, fair point. But the trait is far from useless. It starts at 12 seconds as a buff if memory serves, after all. That'd mean you'd have to start the combo earlier than already done atm to maintain a constant maim bonus. The way it is right now, you'll only miss out on storm's eye for 1-3 skills(heavy swing > etc), but by the time you try to refresh maim, it's at 2-4 seconds left on its duration. If you rotate it the right way, it'll never run out. Storm's Eye I can sorta see. I mean if it was 20 seconds, that'd probably be golden, but I just don't see it as much of an issue.

It is 18 seconds base. Anyway, it's not so much that it's an issue, but more so that it makes for an odd design choice that totally negates the maim trait.

[Kitru]

Guys kinda missed out on the theme of the post, OP is completely correct we gain a trait to boost Maim to 24s but to keep SE up 100% of the time we have to clip that duration which makes the trait pointless.

Maybe it's because the devs didn't want it to be kept up at all times. The BB>BB>SE combo gets Maim on everything and SE on both BBs. It fits a little *too* well for it not to be intended, imo.

[Devils]

Guys kinda missed out on the theme of the post, OP is completely correct we gain a trait to boost Maim to 24s but to keep SE up 100% of the time we have to clip that duration which makes the trait pointless. Also, assuming you are in end game content, with 2 tanks, always keep Storm's Eye up not only does it help you but it also helps the PLD you are with.

God I couldn't have said it better myself.

[Fuuljo]

Maybe it's because the devs didn't want it to be kept up at all times.

Seems a bit inconsistent when LNC/DRG is able to do just that. There would probably be less complaint if the duration of Maim didn't increase with the trait, it just makes you ask what the point is.

Unfortunately a lot of the traits are pretty pointless, like Thrill of Battle's trait. The skill isn't even cross class enabled, why not just bake in the 20% straight away? Seems to be the case for all the classes, the trait system could really do with refurbishing.