Not really things like gryphons lash were 40ap and most other abilities 35ap. So while you might need a free ability in the lower tiers. At T4 with ap generation on gear and cheap double ap pots. You're not really going to have ap issues. Again its scaling issue. Any benefit is completely negated as you scale.Nishka wrote:SM/BO mechanic is actually beneficial, they get one 0 ap hit every 3 hits, no?
Also compare getting a free ap with what other classes get. Natural ap generation tactics that are passive or ap drains that can shut down the enemy.
Having half your abilities locked out in exchange for every 3rd gcd free. Not worth it. Just a drawback at end game.
If there was no ap on gear and no ap pots sure maybe it would be sort of useful. Still a big drawback though. Mechanics need to be beneficial all the way through the game.