Taking EoE's In a Timely Fashion, just curious

[Dogooder]

I've noticed sometimes when I click to take an EoE in combat it doesn't happen and I have to click on it multiple times.

It's an annoyance and not a bug imo, just curious if it happens with others. 

[CraterLabs]

2 hours ago, Dogooder said:

I've noticed sometimes when I click to take an EoE in combat it doesn't happen and I have to click on it multiple times.

It's an annoyance and not a bug imo, just curious if it happens with others. 

 

I believe that Essence of the Earth has a cooldown preventing you from taking it too often. You can only use it once every sixty-ish seconds (so that you're not accidentally wasting it too early before the effects of the first one wear off, I think)

[twozerofoxtrot]

Another issue that might explain the delay you are encountering is that consuming an inspiration is considered a power activation.

 

If you're using powers (attacking, buffing, healing, etc) while clicking your EoE, the inspiration won't be consumed until your power is finished activating and there is nothing queued up after it.

 

Similarly, you can queue an inspiration to be consumed by clicking it during a power activation and waiting until after the activation for it to be used.

[tidge]

@twozerofoxtrot has identified the most likely issue. The thing being inspired (player, pet, whatever) has to complete its current power, including animations, in order to "use" an animation. The only subtle point about EoE is (I think) that because a Mastermind can use EoE to buff henchmen, the henchmen don't need to have completed any animations in order to accept the EoE effect (similar to how team inspirations behave).

[Starhammer]

I find that even when I'm not activating other powers, sometimes lag in the Hami raid is just so bad my game doesn't notice the mouse click. I've gotten in the habit of triple or quadruple clicking the EoEs to make it more likely to trigger. Since I keep them stacked with other EOEs, it's not like I have to worry about triggering other inspirations collaterally.

I wish there was an accolade for defeating Hamidon 100 times, and the accolade power was just to have a permanent EoE effect so you could skip that part and just sell them all.

[lemming]

With EoEs, you can take them before the effect wears off, when they start flashing.  I'm not sure when that is since I tend to time my EoE use with the stage.  (Initial and usually just before the Mitos reappear when in minimal mode, couple more if needed)