Bastion of Hope and Cyclone

Bug 2,822,434,924

Either this behavior is bugged, or the descriptions of Bastion of Hope and/or Cyclone are incorrect, or at the very least, misleading.

The cyclone skill gem states:
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Channel this skill to move towards a targeted location while spinning, building up stages while constantly attacking enemies in an area around you. While channeling this skill, you cannot be knocked back
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If you select 'Cyclone' on the character panel (Offense tab), there is an entry there for 'Attacks per second', which on mine shows as 3.69. As a player, I read this as 'I attack 3.69 times per second'. Which would support the cyclone skill gem's description of constantly attacking. (Or at least that's how I think a reasonable person would read this). Since I'm constantly attacking x times per second, that would also mean that I've 'attacked recently'.

Now, I'm playing a guardian. I've taken the ascendancy node 'Bastion of Hope', which states:
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If you've Attacked Recently, you and nearby Allies have +10% Chance to Block Attack Damage
(recently = last 4 seconds)
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If I start channeling cyclone, this buff activates. I can see the additional block chance on the defense panel. However, after 4 seconds, the extra block chance goes away, even though I'm still channeling cyclone. Engaging a pack of enemies doesn't refresh the buff either. To refresh the buff, I have to stop channeling cyclone and restart.

This behavior appears to be in direct conflict with the description of cyclone + the offense character tab. As I'm channeling, my most recent attack should have been no more than 1/3.69 seconds ago (barring any other increases/decreases in attack speed, right?). I should still be receiving the buff, refreshing with each attack.

If the behavior is intentional, the description for bastion of hope should be updated to note that it explicitly excludes channeled skills.

As the player, though, this feels broken.

'If you've Attacked Recently' sadly applies to making a "new attack" recently.
Channeling skills are the same attack for their entire channeled duration which is why after 4 seconds you lose the buff.

It's the same for channeled spells for "cast recently" as maintaining the same cast is not casting recent.

the flavor description of cyclone could be better worded as constantly damaging rather than attacking, but it's most likely a symptom of it been created long before channeling skills were made and the description hadn't been updated to cover niche changes.

I'd recommend making a post making this suggestion or similar in the feedback and suggestions sub-forum.

- Karia