As we continue to move forward with our technical capabilities, we will be adding new features to Asheron's Call. Coming in April we will be introducing Cool Down Timers on some previously existing items, as well as some new ones.

The first items that will be utilizing this new tech will be the Blackmoor's Favor and Asheron's Benediction Gems(Asheron's Lesser Benediction as well). Beginning with the April event, there will be a 30 second cool down timer on each gem use. Each gem will have separate timers so players will still be able to use both at the same time. Players will however, now have to wait 30 seconds before being able to use the gems again.

This new tech not only opens up several options for items going forward, but it also allows us to become more creative with some other quests and content going forward. Some of the new uses of this tech will also been seen in April in addition to the timer on the existing gems.

This is just one of the new tech features we have planned for Asheron's Call going forward.
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Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo
AC Community Relations
Turbine, Inc

I don't understand why?

Most likely is Turbine has realized that hitting the TOD multiple times will protect buffs from dispell traps. Hence the dispell takes your TOD buffs before taking your Self cast buffs.

Like there are not more important issues for Turbine to worry about...

DT'ers probably couldn't deal with it.

Actually Mish,
According to DE Turbine made mention that they never intended for the TOD gems to be used as stacking spells to keep dispell traps from removing toons buffs... DT had nothing to do with it... This time


Heres the post from the Turbine boards discussing this issue. It has some good reading segments, then your normal flaming war erupts...

http://forums.ac.turbine.com/showthread.php?t=38171