Why flasks aren't considered as buffs ?

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TheAnuhart wrote:

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Shagsbeard wrote:

They really should clarify what is and what is not a "Buff". It should be a key word, or at least have "BUFF" put in the mouseover for the activity icon.

As far as I'm aware, any proper buff has a green border around the icon at the top of your screen.

This is correct. Also, skills that grant buffs will explicitly use the term "buff", which will not be used for non-buffs.

There are 5 categories of temporary effects that can be placed on characters. They have no overlap:
Buffs - green border
Debuffs - red border
Flask Effects - gold border
Charges - silver border
Skill counters/markers (incinerate, reave, etc) - silver border, same as charges. There's been no need to distinguish the two thus far.