Quote Originally Posted by IceBlueNinja View Post
LOL this, it is like how we are called copied whm clones with better regens, but whm regens aint bad, one regen i prefer of whm over ast is aslyum vs collective, because it gives plenty of time for dpsing vs ast is stuck in collective
Think of AST's Collective Unconscious as a mini Medica II aoe regen in Diurnal Sect and a pre-enhanced lv78 Sacred Soil under Nocturnal Sect.
You can instantly flash a collective unconscious a second before the boss's attack goes off, and everyone who is in range of the Collective Unconscious ability will immediately get the snapshot effect, and can then take a 10% mitigation even under diurnal sect. The even better thing about Collective Unconscious is that it stacks with your regular AST regens and Celestial Opposition Regen.

Unlike both Asylum and Sacred soil, its effects stay on the party members persistently even after they leave the range of Collective Unconscious's bubble. They only need to be in range when you use the skill, and channeling is not required to get the full effect of the skill, only if you want to renew the effect. If you ever need to channel the skill instead of cancelling after putting the snapshot effect up, you're probably using the skill wrong or the party is doing something utterly wrong that you have to keep the shield up for a long time (such as you're out of mana and the only way you can keep on healing is by channeling).