Dissipate overpowered?

[Nektulos-Tuor]

To the people that hate it: Don't use it.

It is our version of PoM. It really helps push the deeps or is rescue this party fodder. You may not think its useful but it fits some SCH's instant reflexive playstyle or can be used strategically if the fight is known well enough.

It could be better, but its not a bad skill.

It doesn't really fit the lore. It doesn't fit the quest you get it on, its kind of stupid. Its own name implies its a waste of time and breathe.

I would rather sacrifice part of own life to buff my faerie. That would be a much cooler skill.

If a skill has a use rate of less then 0.2% compared to other skills, a good developer would look at it and say: Huh? Maybe we should change it to something more interesting.

[AngelicSence]

Isn't this ability suppose to save party from about to wipe situation?. You use this ability combined with other skills like emergency tactics?. Best possible buff I could think of would be... reduce timer from 35 sec to 15 sec. So you can resummon quickly after.

[Shikiseki]

To the people that hate it: Don't use it.

It is our version of PoM. It really helps push the deeps or is rescue this party fodder. You may not think its useful but it fits some SCH's instant reflexive playstyle or can be used strategically if the fight is known well enough.

It could be better, but its not a bad skill.

you mean Divine Seal - PoM is a haste buff.
Either way - I feel like Dissipation is too situational (especially for a level 60 spell) but I cannot deny that it's ridiculously powerful if you really need it. Even though by the time you have to use this skill, things are already looking extremely grim. I think the only thing that really chains this spell to the bench is the hidden cost that comes in form of blowing swiftcast to resummon AND the summoning MP cost. If the spell would return the fairy by the end of it's duration, I would be using it more often than I'd do now (which isn't hard to attain..)

[Rawrz]

you mean Divine Seal - PoM is a haste buff.
Either way - I feel like Dissipation is too situational (especially for a level 60 spell) but I cannot deny that it's ridiculously powerful if you really need it. Even though by the time you have to use this skill, things are already looking extremely grim. I think the only thing that really chains this spell to the bench is the hidden cost that comes in form of blowing swiftcast to resummon AND the summoning MP cost. If the spell would return the fairy by the end of it's duration, I would be using it more often than I'd do now (which isn't hard to attain..)

No I mean PoM as in our only chance at a DPS buff.

[HPDelron]

I enjoy using it to make large shields, I'll say at least. While I'll admit it has more fun than practical value there is something immensely statsfying aboutn]

Fey Illumination->Dissipate -> Aldo CRIT to produce 12k+ shield. Especially if you can roll that over into a Deployment tactics. I know this is in no way reliable but seeing a whole bunch of "0s" all over the place for damage just feels so good.

I've also found it useful on a couple occasions when shit just really hits the fan and I just need more instant healing or else.

It's not an amazingly powerful too by any stretch but it's got it's uses. However the Scholar toolkit is otherwise so deep and flexible I find it hard to get too worked up about having 1 or two corner case abilities.

[Cherub]

Initially it was also a 50% damage boost but that's been removed completely.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

I enjoy using it to make large shields, I'll say at least. While I'll admit it has more fun than practical value there is something immensely statsfying aboutn]

Fey Illumination->Dissipate -> Aldo CRIT to produce 12k+ shield. Especially if you can roll that over into a Deployment tactics. I know this is in no way reliable but seeing a whole bunch of "0s" all over the place for damage just feels so good.

I've also found it useful on a couple occasions when shit just really hits the fan and I just need more instant healing or else.

It's not an amazingly powerful too by any stretch but it's got it's uses. However the Scholar toolkit is otherwise so deep and flexible I find it hard to get too worked up about having 1 or two corner case abilities.

I would love that, however in that case I would also like it to increase critical chance by 50% or something. I would consider it a good skill after that. I can't stand "relying" on luck for a skill.

[Kabzy]

It's not an amazingly powerful too by any stretch but it's got it's uses. However the Scholar toolkit is otherwise so deep and flexible I find it hard to get too worked up about having 1 or two corner case abilities.

This is so true. We already arguably have the best healing toolkit, there's no need for a buff to anything else. Plus an ability that shines with situational awareness only further increases the skill required to play this job, so it's one more thing that will make the good Scholars stand out even more. It's far from being a useless ability.

[Alistaire]

That quote was pre 3.0, in discussing its development.

They nerfed their original design before release, so we never got to see the version they considered overpowered.

[SWB]

its a dps increase by giving extra stacks for energy drain, I mean, us scholars aren't -really- healers; we're mitigation casting support dps.

Also, that 20% healing buff stacks with eos's when you really -have- to heal, and also using it to increase your shields, before spreading for party wide damage is quite invaluable. As said, it needs to be used tactfully.