Quote Originally Posted by Aethaeryn View Post
Just like Hallowed Ground, it doesn't work on all attacks. Unless you mean the delay, in which case I'm sure Yoshida will say 'working as intended' with that and Hallowed Ground. There's a delay before Benediction and Lustrate hit people too. Probably to try and force more strategic use of all of these abilities rather than just oshi-- buttons.
Problem is, that's what both Hallowed Ground and Holmgang are - ohsh1t buttons. Especially the latter, since it has such a short duration and doesn't really allow any breathing time for healers, unlike HG.
I guess SE still has a hard time figuring out what "responsive combat" is.