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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
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It’s a ridiculous premise set in a vacuum of grinding on seafuries or something equally non-consequential.
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Farming isn't "non-consequential", it's the majority of the game actually, and the question is if you want to maximize your efficiency to get the most out of your time. Sometimes the answer might be no, because as I said, it's extremely annoying to play perfectly when it comes to these tedious game mechanics.
It's not just a question of farming though, but survivability as well. If you are in a dungeon with a group and you die or run out of mana, well that might ruin the entire run. Putting the effort in to get the gains from sitting ticks might make the difference with being able to handle adds at a certain point in time (which could also mean PvP). I've definitely seen situations of Shaman failing because of lazy canni-spamming and having less resources to work with.
You're correct about generally not wanting to ever be 100% hp/mana (although again - PvP), because that means you aren't using your maximum power at a given point in time. It's certainly relevant to not want to become too vulnerable though, and there's also this thing called "time". High-end spells especially take a lot of time to cast. If you're in the middle of a long and difficult pull, you will likely be trying to put slow and root on many things, torpor on multiple people, and reapplying buffs that happen to be dropping. There are situations where Torpor alone isn't enough of a burst heal either and you need to Chloroblast as well to keep someone alive.
In those situations, you don't have the time to spam Canni and keep Torpor on yourself 24/7. If you are playing ideally, then you will be watching the 6 second tick timer and trying to find times to quickly hit a sit tick before casting the next spell on your endless list of things to do. The majority of the time it may not make a difference, but you are incorrect to say it's always irrelevant.