Eldrimner Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Energy Blast is no longer limited by the global cooldown. Its damage has been reduced by approximately 15%.That's what the patch notes says. But I saw a post saying that it no longer had a cooldown and could be spammed. So which one is it? Does it still have a 15 sec cooldown and can be used the same time as another ability or does it have no cooldown but the gcd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggok Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 It will not be subject to a global cooldown but will still have a cooldown. It just allows for a little more burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zunayson Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 HAHAHA if it didn't have a cooldown, and didn't repsect the gcd, you could spam it to your heart's desire and get full ammo in about 4 seconds from 0.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeAndSee Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Off the gcd, still on a 15s cooldown. It's a major improvement though. Energy Blast was just awkward to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordris Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 HAHAHA if it didn't have a cooldown, and didn't repsect the gcd, you could spam it to your heart's desire and get full ammo in about 4 seconds from 0.... Still costs 3 ammo, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPlus Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Still costs 3 ammo, no? No. Energy Blast is the 31-point talent in the "Shield Specialist" tree. It has no cost, a 15 second cooldown and generates one ammo. See here. Where did you get the idea that it cost 3 ammo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordris Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 No. Energy Blast is the 31-point talent in the "Shield Specialist" tree. It has no cost, a 15 second cooldown and generates one ammo. See here. Where did you get the idea that it cost 3 ammo? Just poor reading comprehension skills and not enough coffee... Had Explosive Surge in my head... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensiblepoast Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Lol it's that bad nobody cares about the 15% damage decrease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPlus Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Just poor reading comprehension skills and not enough coffee... Had Explosive Surge in my head... :/ hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPlus Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) Lol it's that bad nobody cares about the 15% damage decrease. You know what, when I first read the tooltip for Energy Blast I really couldn't for the life of me figure out why I would ever want to spend a point on it. 15 second cooldown, lackluster damage and all it really does is give 1 ammo? BAH! Crap talent! However, when the time came to place that point I thought I would give it a try. I mean, I could just respec if it was not worth it, right? Well... the truth of the matter is that thanks to Energy Blast, and coupled with Shield Cycler, I am almost never below 60% ammo and so I'm always in the highest ammo regen state. So now, for me, Energy Blast isn't about the damage it does but about keeping my ammo regen high so I can always use my real damaging/aggro abilities when I want to. It will also now "build a stacking buff that increases shield absorption"! For a tank, there is no better place to be. (NOTE: PvE point of view of course, where sustained > burst.) Edited March 27, 2012 by ZeroPlus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowmojo Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm sure you just misread Global Cooldown (GCD) wich it doesn't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensiblepoast Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (NOTE: PvE point of view of course, where sustained > burst.) Yea, for PVE it does makes sense... after all you're likely to go full shield after all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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