NoaFlux Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) I noticed someone else had a problem with it being broken as well....look here http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=78442&highlight=kinetic+ward. But I can't even use it. I don't understand this charge stuff...the description says it had 8 charges... where....? how....? when...? either my UI is missing what I need (its very customized) or mine is broken. I have been trying to figure out KW since I got it. How does it work? What buttons do you press for the charges? I have tried shielding afterwords and I see nothing new, and yes I have shield generator equipped. I just put on a new one and saw no change today. Edited June 16, 2012 by NoaFlux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourTwent Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 When you do the ability you'll see rocks surrounding your waist. Those will disappear when the charges wear off or the timer runs down. It'll be like a buff, and you'll see it listed there along with your class buffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon_Xtreme Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Kinetic Ward Instant Force: 10 Cooldown: 12s Erects a kinetic ward with 8 charges that increases your shield chance by 15% for 20 seconds. Each time you successfully shield, Kinetic Ward loses 1 charge. Does not break Stealth. I run this on loop every 12 seconds and it definately works. it only increases your shield chance by 15 percent. so you may go the whole 20 seconds with no defensive proc depending on how good your shield is and combat situation worst case senerio) or you may lose all the charges within ten seconds if you getting hammered by multiple attackers or your lucky with procs. if it defers damage to your shield you lose one charge... and so forth. to test it, just open character sheet,. note the shield value then activate kinetic ward and that value should increase by 15 percent thats all it does. in combat that 15 percent is a nice boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindarstorm Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 This ability does nothing at all unless you have a shield generator equipped (in lieu of a focus). I'm not sure if the buff even appears otherwise: it's been a while since i tested it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyangelo Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Also, you have to have shield generator equipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoaFlux Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) thanks guys! but im not asking how it works or what it does. i dont understand this charge thing....8 of them? are there 8 rocks and every time i get hit 1 disappears? i use KW all the time...but this charge thing...it says 8 when u hover over the ability in large tooltip...i expect it to go down over time or for an opportunity to use the charges.... from what some of u are saying it sounds like i just throw it on and it wears off like anything else. but from the description it seems like there's more to it. does a bar charge up or down when i get hit or shield? cause i dont see one. Edited June 16, 2012 by NoaFlux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoaFlux Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Also, you have to have shield generator equipped. i have a sheild gen equipped, and i put on KW before i shield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoaFlux Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) the 8 (when hovering over buff) never changes i expect it to go down everytime i shield Edited June 16, 2012 by NoaFlux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyangelo Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 At your "buff line" above your name you should see icon with 8 charges, when you shield any attack, it will decrease to 7 and so on. After it's gone, your shild is normally working but with 15% less chance. For me as a tank it's a ability I'm tend to spamm everytime it's not on cooldown even so it's not much useful in pvp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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