I really don't like the one minute timer as well. No matter what I do I always seem to forget about it. It certainly doesn't help that half the time that I play the timers are all screwed up. I'm really hoping they change it. "Whack-a-buff" has NEVER been fun for me, which is why I quit Guilld Wars within a week of playing it.

With all the focus on positioning, watching your health, the targets that you are fighting, watching everyone elses health to make sure the mages are not taking damage, watching for enemy aoe, having to keep track of something that does very little positive AND also comes with a negative is F***ing irritating.