I'm on the fence whether the timers on protect and shell reward mindful gameplay from meleers and mages alike, or if it should be considered monotony for tradition sake to always gave to plan your party buffs and have them wear off.

This game doesn't reward a lot of mindful playstyles right now with the easy mp regen and mob agro blobs. I hate to admit on this board that I think 30 minute tranquility timers are more appropriate.

I also hate to admit that I take a little pride in managing my protect and shells so that they never go down, and also in herding cats together to make sure all the pugs have their protects on before we head in.

Archers though, I'm done lol. They need to bring their own I can never find them.