Bloodmage Focus of Gelenia - Bug or intended

[baka-neko]

Hi folks,

just hit lvl 10 with my Blood Mage and now recieved that nice Stance called Focus of Gelenia (FoG)
Among other things it increases the Blood Union with my current offensive target by 1 every 5 seconds
but it does not matter which target i choose, even got BU points when I targetted the mailbox :eek:

So what do you (other BMs) think about that?
Should or will FoG be changed so that BU points will only increase after you engage a target in combat?

[freyaldo]

You're loosing hp pre-fight, and it takes atleast 25 sec's to get full bloodpoints, wich can be long enough to kill the mob, I'm fine in how it is now.

[Jeters]

Official word is:

TECHNICALLY It is a bug, but one that the developers don't mind happening (because it's not like you're getting it for free because you lose health)--don't worry about it.

[popsicledeath]

Official word is:

TECHNICALLY It is a bug, but one that the developers don't mind happening (because it's not like you're getting it for free because you lose health)--don't worry about it.

But can't you build blood union points while resting... meaning that you could be fighting hard mobs and you just get your next target and build points as you rest (at least that's how I did it in beta). I don't think this is overpowered or anything, just think that saying you aren't gaining anything because you're losing health isn't completely accurate if you can still rest while gaining points.

[Jeters]

whatever the justification, its something they don't mind happening. Anyway, bloodmages need all the advantage we can get =p

[baka-neko]

I never mentioned it'd be overpowering bloodmages.
In fact, even if you get BU 5 before you start combat that wont be a real difference in a longer fight.

But obviously there are other bugs to take care of before this one, as it is rather a cosmetic bug ;)

[Kinsie]

I like using it on potential pvp targets. If someone's coming closer, deciding whether or not to attack, I just target them. They move funny, I burst on em. :)

[Karmana]

Official word is:

TECHNICALLY It is a bug, but one that the developers don't mind happening (because it's not like you're getting it for free because you lose health)--don't worry about it.

Agreed the payoff is we are losing hp constantly. Besides if you target a mailbox and get 5BU as soon as you target a NEW target its wiped and begins counting again. I say meh to bug and more correct implementation. I rarely sit and wait for it to get to 5BU before starting fight anyway.

[Malivan]

Agreed the payoff is we are losing hp constantly. Besides if you target a mailbox and get 5BU as soon as you target a NEW target its wiped and begins counting again. I say meh to bug and more correct implementation. I rarely sit and wait for it to get to 5BU before starting fight anyway.

I have only done that when getting ready for something really difficult. It's 1 free nuke at best, so its not exactly overpowering.

[kraznor]

But can't you build blood union points while resting...

You can't??? I do this all the time while eating and getting ready for the next mob...