Ability Names that sorta make no sense, and what names do...

[Core1019]

I still don't know wtf an apocatostasis is supposed to be, let alone the old debuff it used to give when it wore off which was even less pronouncable.

[Nestmile]

I still don't know wtf an apocatostasis is supposed to be, let alone the old debuff it used to give when it wore off which was even less pronouncable.

"Apocatastasis" apparently refers, in a general way, to returning something to its "original," or perhaps its "primordial" state. It is super archaic and mostly appears in works that were originally in Greek. It might have been better off as an AST skill as it's often used in reference to returning the body or soul to its natural state (i.e. curing sickness) and also has some astrological uses. It was also sometimes used to refer to military movements and city affairs. It shows up in various religious concepts, as well, but I don't have the energy right now to parse through all that. So there's a little snippet of the Wikipedia article for you, heavily paraphrased.

I don't recall the name of the debuff, or I'd have looked that up, too, haha.

[Shurrikhan]

"Apocatastasis" apparently refers, in a general way, to returning something to its "original," or perhaps its "primordial" state. It is super archaic and mostly appears in works that were originally in Greek. It might have been better off as an AST skill as it's often used in reference to returning the body or soul to its natural state (i.e. curing sickness) and also has some astrological uses. It was also sometimes used to refer to military movements and city affairs. It shows up in various religious concepts, as well, but I don't have the energy right now to parse through all that.

It probably comes from the original (pre 1.2) take on Thaumaturge, in which they were more like Oracles / Dark Priests.

[Rongway]

I still don't know wtf an apocatostasis is supposed to be, let alone the old debuff it used to give when it wore off which was even less pronouncable.

I don't recall the name of the debuff, or I'd have looked that up, too, haha.

Ekpyrosis.