tsaescishoeshiner wrote: »It's annoying that it can't be reliably block-canceled, too.
Why does an expensive burst-heal ult need a cast time?
brandonv516 wrote: »
Yeah but most people don't even know how to properly use the synergy (you have to actually aim at an enemy to activate it). Not to mention it's not contributing to your own burst, so their reasoning doesn't really fit here.
Honestly, chalk it up to the same situation that Blastbones is in right now. They made a change to the base skill but forgot about one of the morphs. People have been vocal enough though including myself.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/502765/please-consider-removing-the-cast-time-on-soul-siphon#latest
I doubt ZOS was thinking that much when adding the cast time.
It might have been more powerful than other healing ults, but it is also more expensive than those and nbs don't offer much else to a grp and were always rather niche in support roles compared to magplar or warden.
And due to it's short duration you can't really use it preemptively and hiding safely in the back only works when zerging - and balance is pretty irrelevant there because it is just a number's game anyway. Even if nerfs were warranted - which i don't agree with - anything else would have been a better solution. Those cast times on ults were a bad idea in general, but putting it onto an emergency skill is some next level stupidity.
Maybe it works in BGs, because they are rather predictable - you know who and where your enemies are. But this does not apply to Cyrodiil where anything can jump you anytime and the cast time can be absolutely detrimental there.
But then again, aren't heal ults kinda overkill in BGs with the stupid amount of cross healing aviable?
It’s totally unreliable in BGs, I don’t know what opponents you’re facing but magblade healers already have issues with self-healing. Any time you’re struggling to keep yourself topped up, if your opponents aren’t leaping, or pushing hard you’re fighting potatoes.
tsaescishoeshiner wrote: »It's annoying that it can't be reliably block-canceled, too.
Why does an expensive burst-heal ult need a cast time?
Not only that, but it’s interruptable by some abilities. Leap will interrupt it for example.
The cast time change really changed the ability from top tier to trash tier in one patch. It will be worse after the patch, if you cloak and then cast it now you get the spell power buff on it plus can protect yourself while casting it. After the patch people will be able to target you in cloak with single target abilities and leap.
Even as a healer I went with soul tether, it’s better. So cloak - soul siphon wasting 2 seconds and then getting interrupted before being able to heal? Hell no. A one second cast time on a healing ultimate is just stupid.