Food buffs, only work while out of combat?

Not sure if its working as intended or not. I use a food buff that gives 3 health and 2.5 focus per second for 2 hours. I noticed today it doesnt increase HP or Focus regen when my weapon is out. Only when sheathed. Is this by design?

 

I'd put that in the bug section. To my understanding, it should be regenerating whether you're sheathed or not.

 

Also noticed this happening

 

Out of combat or just 5 secs since last glyph?

 

Completely out of combat, wandering around with sword drawn, 30 seconds or so at least from last combat.

 

Could be that they are starting to differentiate between our of combat and in combat focus and health regen. They are supposed to be two different things but you never know if soemthing is working as intended or bugged at times.

 

The health regen works out of combat "mode". Sheath that weapon and watch the regen and compare it to having weapon in hand.

 

So, that's by design? I thought it was supposed to regenerate regardless of sheathed or unsheathed.

 

If it is be design they just killed the Cooking market. The out of combat regen is already extremely fast, dont really need to waste money to make it faster.

 

Agreed. As a cook, that's why I'm really hoping this is some sort of bug. Food buffs don't mean much if they're only in effect while standing around not doing anything.

 

I know the strength, dexterity and intelligence buffs from food are there whether you're sheathed or not.. so why would the regeneration be any different?

 

If I just spent 1.2 million pooled producer exp to get cooking to GM to never use it again I shall be a tad miffed....

 

You are not alone!

 

My opinion is that eating food should be required as Richard Garriott explained it before to avoid getting starvation or other negative effects from the foods you eat or drink or don't eat or drink. Perhaps it is just not balanced yet. Cooking should be a very viable career and it will be once everything is added in and balanced. I love it.

 

The skill that gives focus regen on spell crit is broke too, it wont regen unless u stop attacking or casting for 5 seconds

 

I know before release 37 here, it was 5 seconds from the last time you used focus, the regen would kick in. You can use glyphs that use no focus, like def stance, fortify def and offhand attack and still have the regen working.

 

Then I think they broke it .

 

That's not broken it's balance. If you could maintain +20 combat focus regen 100% of the time you would never run out of focus.

 

TY for that clarification

 

I love aetheric! When you are running around grinding a scene you just need to make sure you crit on the last target and cast it before you run to the next group. As you run your focus regens nicely.