Benediction "Cast" Time ?

[DotsNnots]

I don't know if anyone else experience this, but it really bothers me. In an oh-shit-i'm-gonna-die moment where I reach for my benediction - and cast it - I still die. I see the hp numbers float on the screen, but there I am still dead. And when I get raised, the thing is still in the middle of it's 5 minute cooldown.

I feel like if I die - it shouldn't have been cast or begun to cooldown? (I can accept it wasn't cast fast enough and I get hit and die, that's not the issue I have with this).

If it's an "instant" cast skill, and fires off, why am I still on the floor when it's used? I'm alive when it fires off - but obviously the "animation" cast time takes a moment for it to be applied, and then I die, and then it applies. But still, grrrr, it bothers me. Like don't apply it if I'm dead and save me the cooldown at least?

(Also - for the sake of clarity I'm not talking about dying from a 1 hit attack, I mean I'm at 10% hp, and something hits me for 15%)

[karateorangutang]

This is a common theme, Hallowed Ground works the same way as the ability goes off for real at the end of the animation. While it's an instant cast the animation is still a "cast time".

Not 100% sure this applies to bene, but it applies to quite a few lvl 50 insta save spells.

[MikotoKanzaki]

Happens to me with Living Dead and today with Tetragrammaton. Very frustrating.

[Jamillion]

http://i.imgur.com/ucwCNW5.png

[DotsNnots]

http://i.imgur.com/ucwCNW5.png

Haaaaaa sounds about right <3.

[Nekotee]

Pretty accurate
I might have heal like...
As much dead body if not more... Than living player

The fact that the character have to spin his butt and look happy to heal annoy me a lot XD
Plus my character's butt is so big that it take forever to work...*sigh*

[Ragology]

Pretty accurate
I might have heal like...
As much dead body if not more... Than living player

The fact that the character have to spin his butt and look happy to heal annoy me a lot XD
Plus my character's butt is so big that it take forever to work...*sigh*

I thought butts died in 1.0

You should be proud.

[Raminax]

To be honest, Au Ra guys have hips that would make Shakira go mad with envy.

Also, stealing that Benediction image for sig. :x

[BroodingFicus]

To be honest, Au Ra guys have hips that would make Shakira go mad with envy.

Also, stealing that Benediction image for sig. :x

I was about to say, have you seen Auri males? XD Birthing hips ok. /Especially/ in a lot of the healer robes. Unfortunately it doesn't save us from Benediction animation lag but at least we...look pretty?

[Kabzy]

It can be rather frustrating, but I do believe it is working as intended. We have buffs in the game, such as Ley Lines, that apply their effect immediately. So there isn't much of a problem server side with 'instant' abilities. But all of these instant abilities like Benediction, Hallowed Ground etc. seem to activate after a quick animation sequence.

So in practise, no it's not 100% instant, the animation is instant and the healing follows it shortly after.

On a slightly different topic, I do think WHMs are often a little too stingy with their Benedictions, sometimes it is worth using it if you don't have Tetra up and the tank is getting quite low. You don't need to wait until they are actually at around 5% or less.