I wish we could use aetherflow outside combat again and I also miss energy drain as a way to dump stacks. If they don't bring back energy drain or something offensive like that maybe they could but a 60 second duration on aetherflow stacks. It takes 60 seconds for AF to cooldown anyway. It would prevent scholars from trying to hold onto 6 potential stacks. The way it is now I'm finding myself trying to use AF right before combat ends just so I can have full stacks for the next fight and I don't think that's a fun way to work around it so they should consider something else besides making AF combat only.

They could even make it so that if you have stacks when the 60 second duration runs out it does something like the fairy would cast a spell giving everyone a barrier. The potency increases based on how many stacks you had when the timer ran out.