Thread: SAM: anything you would add/remove for 5.0?

Originally Posted by wereotter

Problem as it currently is comes downto needing impeccable timing in order to get it right. You not only have to get the buff on, you have to also get the server to register the buff before the damage hits you, giving you very little margin of error to get it to trigger. In O2s, half the time I end up with either having the buff fall off before I take the raid-wide damage, or the buff doesn't register in time, and in either case, I don't get the Open Eyes proc. Extending the buff to 5-7 seconds gives a little more leeway to use it during stack mechanics and the like.

I never have any particular problem with the timing but I understand what you mean. I'm already used to anticipating raid wide aoe damage in general (to deal with using Reprisal, TBN, etc. which has longer duration but much more punishing if you missed), even thing like Gravity Manipulation or Unstable Gravity stack in 2s. Just my opinion but I think 3 seconds is pretty generous considering most raid wide aoes with cast bar usually come in 2.5 or 5 seconds increment.
That said, wouldn't hurt if they increase it to 4 or 5 seconds though, but I think they want to keep that high risk feeling like when you parry/counter from other type of games.