ZOS_GinaBruno wrote:(...)September 8-14: Shared global AoE cooldown, 3 second timer
For this test, all AoE abilities will have a shared global 3 second cooldown. This means when you cast an AoE, you will not be able to cast another AoE for 3 seconds. For example, if you cast Ritual of Retribution, you won’t be able to cast Puncturing Sweep for 3 seconds.
September 14-21: Individual AoE cooldown, 3 second timer
For this test, each AoE ability will have an individual cooldown. This means when you cast an AoE, you will not be able to cast that same AoE ability for 3 seconds. For example, if you cast Puncturing Sweep, you won’t be able to cast Puncturing Sweep again for 3 seconds.
September 21-28: No cooldown, global ramping AoE cost
For this test, each AoE cast will have a global ramping cost. Each stack of the debuff increases the cost of any AoE cast, similar to how streak or dodge roll works when casting an AoE, and you receive a debuff for 5 seconds.
September 28 – October 5: Individual AoE cooldown, 3 second timer and global ramping AoE cost
Each AoE ability will have an individual cooldown from Test 2, but also combines that with a global ramping cost from Test 3.
October 5-12: Group size is limited to 12 in Cyrodiil, and any ally-targeted abilities are only applied to group members
October 12-19: Group size is limited to 12 in Cyrodiil, and if a group contains 6 or more players, everyone’s AoE abilities will go on individual cooldowns and have escalating cost similar to the tests above(...)