Dissipation... just dissipate yourself

[Riyshn]

Oh, sorry, I'm not at all trying to argue that it's a well designed skill, just outline use case(s) for it as it exists now.

I can't help noticing that every single "buff" Dissipation has gotten in SB has actually been nearly system-level changes that happen to make it less punishing to use, not actually any direct buffs to Dissipation itself. Embrace potency lowered making losing the fairy less punishing, Quickened Aetherflow, 4.1 Summon cost/cast buffs.

[Cynfael]

Oh, sorry, I'm not at all trying to argue that it's a well designed skill, just outline use case(s) for it as it exists now.

I can't help noticing that every single "buff" Dissipation has gotten in SB has actually been nearly system-level changes that happen to make it less punishing to use, not actually any direct buffs to Dissipation itself. Embrace potency lowered making losing the fairy less punishing, Quickened Aetherflow, 4.1 Summon cost/cast buffs.

I completely see where you're coming from and don't disagree. I mostly forget about how disappointed I've been in Dissipation since HW up until a new Dissipation overhaul thread pops up, then I'm breaking up with that poor excuse for a lvl 60 capstone skill all over again

[IllyaPrisma]

The Summon changes in 4.1 make Dissipation much less punishing, as it is a solid emergency cooldown and doesn't sacrifice much in terms of healing output on the tank if you do the math. Eos is gone for 30 seconds, which is roughly 10 Embrace. That scales to just under 1500 Healing Potency.

The only change that is really needed for Dissipation (because despite what people think, it's already a very good skill) is that it could potentially reset the cooldown timer on Indomibility and Excogitation when used. If people are concerned that Aetherflow cooldowns will not be available when Dissipation is popped, this would solve that.